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BOARD OF DIRECTORS S. N. Ruia Chairman R. N. Ruia Vice-Chairman P. S. Ruia R. R. Ruia S. V. Venkatesan Jatinder Mehra V. G. Raghavan Vikram Amin D i r e c t o r - M a r k e t i n g Dilip Oommen Chief Executive Officer Mahadev Iyer Director - Finance K. V. Krishnamurthy

Narottam B. Vyas Company Secretary

REGISTERED OFFICE

Post : Hazira Pin: 394 270 Dist : Surat Gujarat Tel. : 0261-668 2400 Fax : 0261-668 2796

CORPORATE OFFICE

Essar House, 11 Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai - 400 034. Tel. : 022-66601100 Fax : 022-66602748

BANKERS

Allahabad Bank Andhra Bank Axis Bank Ltd Bank of Baroda Bank of India Canara Bank Central Bank of India Corporation Bank Dena Bank Export Import Bank of India Federal Bank Ltd. HDFC Bank Ltd. ICICI Bank Ltd. IDBI Bank Ltd. Indian Bank Oriental Bank of Commerce Punjab National Bank SBI Commercial & International Bank Ltd. State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur State Bank of Hyderabad State Bank of India State Bank of Indore State Bank of Mysore State Bank of Patiala UCO Bank Union Bank of India United Bank of India

AUDITORS

M/s. S.R. Batliboi & Co. Chartered Accountants, Jalan Mills Compound, 95, Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400 013

SOLICITORS

M/s. Crawford Bayley & Co. State Bank Buildings, NGN Vaidya Marg, Fort, Mumbai - 400 023.

TRANSFER AGENTS

Data Software Research Co. Pvt. Ltd. Sree Sovereign Complex, No. 22, IVth Cross Street, Trustpuram, Kodambakkam, Chennai - 600 024. Tel. : 044-24834487/3738 Fax : 044-24834636 E-mail : [email protected]

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CONTENTS

Board of Directors 01

Directors’ Report 02

Auditors’ Report 11

Balance Sheet 14

Profit & Loss Account 15

Schedules forming part of Accounts 16

Balance Sheet Abstract 46

Cash Flow Statement 48

Accounts of Subsidiaries 50

Proxy Form 69

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DIRECTORS’ REPORTTo the Members of Essar Steel LimitedYour Directors have pleasure in presenting the 33rd Annual Report of your Company together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2009.

FINANCIALSThe Financial Results (Rs. in crores)

Particulars Year ended

March 31, 2009 March 31, 2008

Sales and other Income 11,873.48 10,786.43

Profi t before Finance Costs, Exchange variation and Derivative Losses, Depreciation /Amortisation, Exceptional Items and Taxation 2,625.05 2,353.12

Less: Finance Cost 789.47 829.47

Less: Exchange variation and Derivative Losses (net) 539.75 (74.25)

Profi t before Depreciation / Amortisation, Exceptional Items and Taxation 1,295.83 1,597.90

Less: Depreciation / Amortisation 828.11 766.52

Profi t before Exceptional Items and Taxation 467.72 831.38

Less: Exceptional Item 166.91 -

Profi t before Taxation 300.81 831.38

Less: Provision for Deferred tax 104.99 267.97

Less: Current Tax (MAT Payable) - 108.88

Add: Short / (excess) tax provisions related to earlier years (Net) 5.29 19.83

Less: Provision for Fringe Benefi t Tax 5.33 6.08

Profi t after taxation 185.20 428.62

(Less)/Add: Balance brought forward from previous year 1673.90 1,444.29

Add: Net Gain on adoption of AS-15 (Revised) - 1.87

Add: Transfer from Debenture Redemption Reserve - 15.50

Less: Transfer to Capital Redemption Reserve - 202.92

Less: Preference Dividend (including DDT) - 13.46

Balance carried forward to next year 1859.10 1673.90

DIVIDEND Your Directors do not recommend any equity dividend for the year.

GLOBAL SCENARIOThe world economy entered a major downturn during the second half of 2008-09 with all the advanced economies in the severest economic recession since the World War II. The demand in both advanced and emerging economies fell sharply resulting in production cuts, cost controls and lay offs. Governments and central banks around the world have responded to the crisis in an unprecedented show of policy force in form of various fi scal stimulus and monetary policy measures. With proper policy and structural reforms, various countries are trying to manage the global crisis in a coordinated manner.

INDIAN SCENARIOThe strong growth seen in India till the year 2007-08, lost steam in 2008-09 with the economy turning weak since November 2008 on account of this global turmoil. The impact of the global fi nancial crisis has been deeper than anticipated earlier although less severe than in other emerging market economies.

The Government launched three fi scal stimulus packages between December 2008 and February 2009. These stimulus packages came on top of the expanded safety-net programme for the rural poor, the farm loan waiver package and payout following the Sixth Pay Commission report, announced earlier, all of which too added to stimulating demand.

The Reserve Bank shifted its policy stance from monetary tightening for controling infl ation in the fi rst half of 2008-09 to monetary easing in the second half of 2008-09 to facilitate revival of the economy and to stimulate further economic growth.

STEEL INDUSTRYA) Global OverviewThe steel industry was riding high at the beginning of 2008-09. Steel prices witnessed an unprecedented rise on the back of high demand from all sectors and high input material cost. However with the effects of the global crisis showing across all sectors, mainly construction, automotive and consumer durables, the real demand for steel started drying up towards the second half of 2008-09. This also led to sharp correction in the steel and raw material prices in the same period. The prices of Hot Rolled Coils corrected by more than 55-60% from the peak levels of USD 1100-1150 per metric tonne to around USD 500 pmt during the last six months. Prices of key raw material like coking coal, iron ore, thermal coal and scrap also crashed by nearly 60% to the current levels where they seem to have stabilized.

Companies world wide responded to the slowdown through means of controlled production levels and production cuts in the developed world have been in the range of 35-50%.

China, the key driver for the global steel industry also witnessed a dip in the production and consumption of steel on the back of slow demand from construction and manufacturing industries.

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B) Domestic OverviewSteel demand in India depends mainly on the construction and auto sectors. Both sectors have shown phenomenal growth over the past few years and were on an upswing till mid 2008 when the effect of the global liquidity crunch led to a massive slowdown in these two sectors causing the demand for steel to slacken. Apart from this, the Indian Flat Steel industry which exports nearly 20% of its production, suffered nearly 38% dip in exports during October-December 2008 resulting in an overall dip in production of nearly 9% amongst the Flat Steel producers.

The outlook for the Indian steel industry in 2009-10 remains optimistic with GDP growth estimated to be around 5-7%, high thrust on infrastructure in the 11th Plan and continuation of lower infl ation.

OPERATIONS

Manufacturing:Your Company has made efforts to increase the operational effi ciency and quality of products produced at Hazira during FY 2008-09.

The major steps taken in this regard were:

• Improvement in physical property and chemistry in the quality of pellets at the pelletisation plant.

• Increase in usage of Hot DRI by 11% resulting in energy savings at Steel Melt Shop.

• Quality improvement programme was implemented by entering into an umbrella agreement with Kobe Steel, Japan.

• Development of Neural Network Model for Property Prediction of HR coils was taken up. Trials conducted for grades like LNC56, LNP46 and LNP54 with modifi ed chemistry. This will help in reducing grade extra cost without affecting chemistry/physical properties of the product.

The Major benefi ts derived from the above steps are:

The major benefi ts derived from the above steps are:

• Natural gas consumption in the HBI process was reduced by 2 Sm3/tonne compared to the last fi nancial year.

• Power consumption in the HBI process was reduced by 3 KWH/tonne compared to the last fi nancial year.

• Overall, power consumption was reduced by 65 KWH/tonne compared to the last fi nancial year

• Liquid Steel yield was improved by 0.65% compared to what was achieved in last fi nancial year.

• Cost saving to the tune of Rs. 13 crore achieved by way of optimization of ferro-alloy consumption grade.

Sales and MarketingThe fi nancial year 2008-09 was indeed a year of contrasts and some performance parameters need to be highlighted. Revenues were up 10.08% to Rs.11,873 crore and net sales realization per tonne was up 24% y-o-y. As much as 52% of sales were made in the value-added segments - up from 35% in 2007-08. This was largely due to increased emphasis on value-added products, like Electrical, Auto Hi-strength grade, PEB, API above 12.5 mm X-70, TMBP, etc. Your Company gained in market share (domestic) - from 12.9% in 2007-08 to 13.6 % in 2008-09.


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Steel Hypermart sales in 2008-09 grossed 0.61 million tonnes, thus registering a 17% growth in volumes. Revenues grew 28% to Rs. 2,541 crore. Increase in revenues was achieved mainly because of higher sales volume and better realization.

Your Company is aiming to widen its geographical reach and further strengthen its distribution network in FY 2009-10 with the addition of more Hypermarts and Expresssmarts. The four Service Centres at Hazira, Pune, NCR (National Capital Region) and Chennai are now fully operational; they provide just-in-time delivery to retail and OE customers in the automotive and white goods segments.

Domestic sales at 2.46 million tonnes, fell 4.45% y-o-y. However, this drop was considerably lower when compared to the 8% fall in the combined domestic sales volume of the top fi ve producers in the country.

Export volumes, at 0.64 million tonnes, dropped 21% on account of the depressed steel demand globally. In spite of this, the realization in fl at products increased by 33%. Your Company increased its market penetration by entering new markets, like Sudan, Nigeria, Angola, Brazil, Peru, etc.

Overall sale of fl at rolled products was down 9% y-o-y to 3.06 million tonnes, largely because of the economic slowdown witnessed in the second half of FY 2008-09. However, the Government of India has come out with a stimulus package which is likely to provide the much-needed impetus to infrastructure, construction and automobile industries.

Better planning and inventory management led to a 15% reduction in year-end closing stocks on y-o-y basis.

Finance: During the current fi nancial year, your Company focussed its efforts on providing fi nances for expansion, strengthening of marketing network through Service Centres, Hypermarts etc. and strategic investments. Furthermore, your Company also focussed on maintaining suffi cient liquidity at all times to ensure smooth operations of the Plant at higher capacity levels.

In spite of the slowdown in the steel markets in the second half of the current fi nancial year and the fi nancial crisis witnessed in the global markets, your Company was successful in progressing with its capital expenditure programme and strategic investments, meeting all its payment obligations in a timely manner and retaining adequate liquidity within the Company to meet its operational requirements and withstand the downturn.

During the year your Company successfully concluded the enhancement of its working capital limits from Rs.2,600 crores to Rs.3,150 crores. Financial tie ups for the service centres concluded in this year along with the commissioning of the 3 service centres at Pune, NCR and Chennai.

Your Company’s established position in the value added segments in the steel industry, a diversifi ed distribution network, integrated nature of operations, and improved capital structure ensures operational fl exibility and maximization of profi ts. The fi nancial health of your Company continues to be robust, with comfortable levels of gearing ratio and coverage

ratio. It is refl ected in the following ratings published by ICRA Ltd. (an Associate of Moody’s Investors Service):-

– ‘LA’ rating to the fund based bank facilities and to the Rs. 6,000 crore Long Term Debt programme of the Company, recognising the improvement in the credit quality of the Company’s Long Term Debt

– ‘A1’ rating to the non fund based bank facilities of the Company, indicating highest credit quality in the short term

SUBSIDIARIESAs on March 31, 2009 the Company had following two subsidiaries:

• Essar Steel Jharkhand Ltd.

• Essar Steel Trading FZE,Dubai

A statement pursuant to Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, and also a copy of each of the audited accounts and other documents referred under Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, of the abovementioned companies is attached to this report. During the year under review Essar Steel Orissa Ltd ceased to be subsidiary of the Company.

HOLDING COMPANYEssar Steel Holdings Ltd (which in turn is a subsidiary of Essar Global Ltd, Cayman Islands – the ultimate holding Company) continues to be the Holding Company of your Company. The ultimate holding company viz. Essar Global Ltd, along with its other subsidiaries, now holds 93.21% equity shares in the total paid up equity capital of the Company

DIRECTORSIn accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Articles of Associations of the Company, Shri S.N.Ruia, Shri P.S.Ruia and Shri V.G.Raghavan retire by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, have offered themselves for reappointment. Shri Robin Banerjee, Director (Finance) ceased to be Director of the Company w.e.f February 16, 2009. The Board wishes to place on record their sincere appreciation for the contribution made by Shri Robin Banerjee during his tenure as a Director of the Company.

Shri Mahadev Iyer has been appointed as an Additional Director on wholetime basis for a period of three years w.e.f. February 16, 2009 and would hold offi ce as a Director up to the date of this Annual General Meeting. Necessary resolution for his appointment as wholetime director of the company forms part of the notice of the Annual General Meeting.

DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENTPursuant to the requirements under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby state and confi rm that

i. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2009, applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures.

ii. They have selected accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements


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and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the fi nancial year and of the profi t of the Company for the year under review.

iii. They have taken proper and suffi cient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.

iv. They have arranged the preparation of the accounts for the year ended March 31, 2009, on a “going concern” basis.

AUDIT COMMITTEE The Audit Committee of the Board comprises four non-executive directors, viz. Shri S.V.Venkatesan, Shri J. Mehra, Shri V.G.Raghavan and Shri K.V.Krishnamurthy. The Chairman of the Audit Committee is Shri S.V.Venkatesan. The Company Secretary Shri N.B.Vyas acts as the Secretary of the Company. The terms of reference of the Audit Committee are as per Section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956.

AUDITORSYour Company’s auditors, M/s S.R.Batliboi & Co., Chartered Accountants, will retire at the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. M/s S.R.Batliboi & Co., Chartered Accountants have informed the Company that if appointed, their appointment will be within the prescribed limits under Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956. Accordingly, members’ approval is being sought for their appointment as the Auditors of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY & FOREIGN EXCHANGEDetails of energy conservation and research and development activities undertaken by the Company along with the information in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are given in the Annexure A, forming part of this report.

PERSONNELAs per the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended the name and other particulars of the employees is separately attached, as Annexure ‘B’ forming part of this Report.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTYour directors would like to express their grateful appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received from the Financial Institutions, Banks, Government Authorities and Shareholders during the year under review. Your Directors wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation to all the employees for their commendable teamwork, exemplary professionalism and enthusiastic contribution during the year.

For and on behalf of the Board

Date: 19th May, 2009 Shashi RuiaPlace: Mumbai Chairman


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Annexure – ‘A’ to Directors’ ReportA. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:

a) Energy Conservation measures taken:1. Increment in HOT DRI charging at SMP has resulted in

power reduction of 57 Kwh/t of liquid steel. Total energy saved - 1882.75 lac units.

2. Hot DRI charging: 2.45 million MT of HBI plant products was discharged in the form of Hot DRI during the FY 2008-09 resulting in savings of about 245 lac electrical units.

3. Energy savings due to converting Metallic fan blade to FRP blade in HBI Cooling tower. Power saved - 3.4 lac units.

4. Modifi cation in Exhaust Steam fan resulted in energy saving of 5.6 lac units and savings of Rs. 23.69 lacs at Caster.

5. Stoppage of idle running of equipments during shutdown and down time. Energy saved - about 18.43 lac units at HSM.

6. Modifi cation in DC motor fi eld economy circuit has resulted in energy saving of 0.35 lac units at HSM.

7. Lighting network by PLC control, Auto sensor and timer. Energy saved - 1.3 lac units at MH.

8. Modifi cation in Conveyor has stopped one motor. Hence energy savings of 1.9 lac units at MH was achieved.

9. Optimization in idle running of conveyor has saved 1.7 lac units of enerty in MH.

10. Energy savings due to VVVF drives and delta-Star conversion at MH - 0.17 lac units.

11. Optimization of SVC operation during idle condition of EAF has saved 42.6 lac units of energy at MRSS.

12. Cooling tower operation optimization and pumps automation at MRSS. Energy saved - 0.2 lac units.

13. Drives up gradation from DC to AC in PKL-2 has saved 0.97 lac units.

14. Stoppage of idle running of equipments during shutdown and down time at CRM and DSC has saved 6.18 lac units.

15. Lighting transformer voltage reduction at MSS has saved 7.78 lac units.

16. Electronic Ballast installation at CRM and DSC has saved 0.95 lac units.

17. Stopping pump motors at Module-3. Energy saved - 10.37 lac units.

18. Stopping Auxiliary air blower motor at Module-5. Energy saved - 6.9 lac units.

19. Utilities-Condensate recovery at CRM steam system, NG saved.

20. Removing orifi ce plates from cooling water headers. Energy saved - 8.26 lac units at utilities.

21. Energy conserved by utilising of power plant blown down water.

22. Reduction in Argon losses from 12% to 7% and increase in liquid build up, resulting in savings of Rs. 61 lacs / annum at Oxygen Plant.

23. Replacement of electrical ballast with electronic ballast, resulting in energy cost saving of Rs. 68,000 / annum.

b) Additional Investments and proposals being implemented for reduction in consumption of energy:

1. To generate 19MW power from fl ue gas waste heat recovery by power plant.

2. Removal of heavy hydrocarbon by PSA system to avoid carbon deposition in catalyst tubes. This will avoid carbon burnout requirement, which consumes both natural gas and power during each carbon burn out without production.

3. Use of Corex gas and VPSA system: Corex gas consumption saves natural gas which can be used for reformer burner.

4. Implementation of VVVF drives in mesh belts for reducing moisture in briquettes saving power for vaporisation of moisture at EAF.

5. Implementation of VVVF drives in HT motors to reduce power consumption.

6. Up gradation of lime dosing system for high temperature operation to reduce specifi c natural gas and power consumption.

c). Impact of measures at (a) and (b) above forreduction of energy conservation and on the cost of prodution of goods:

As mentioned in (a) & (b) above

B. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION: Your Company has fully absorbed the MIDREX

technology obtained from Voest Alpine, Austria for the production of HBI. It has also absorbed technology supplied by METCHEM for HRC plant including DC-Electric Arc Furnace (EAF), Continuous Casters and the Hot Strip Mill. Your Company has emerged as the largest user of HBI in DC EAF and developed satisfactory technology for the same.

C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO: I) Activities relating to exports, initiatives to increase

exports, developments of new export markets for products and services and export plan.

Activities relating to exports Your Company has always had a long term perspective

regarding exports. We have been exporting to various destinations right from the start of commercial production in 1995. We have always endeavored to maintain our export volumes in all market conditions and we have been the largest exporters of fl at products from India for the past several years.

We have the unique distinction of being present in all markets such as EU, USA, Middle East, ASEAN and Africa.

We have consistently focused on the high end of the market with value added grades. Over the years we have built up our sales to segments like automobile,


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white goods, ship building, yellow goods, boilers and pressure vessels and API (American Petroleum Institute) line pipe.

With our consistent export presence and thrust on high end grades we are able to effectively compete globally with premium steel mills like the European, Japanese and American mills in their respective domestic markets. This has enabled us to evolve into a supplier of choice for several high end clients and helps us offer an effective alternative for these customers.

We have also had long term contracts with buyers which assures them of a steady supply. This helps us both to have an element of price and volume stability in a volatile market. We have managed to enter into annual sales contracts with buyers like JCB, CAT etc.

Specifi c initiatives undertaken to increase exports

Regular suppliers to OEM’s like JCB, Ahwaz Pipe Mill, Carl Spaeter, Vosta Stahlhandel and others.

Acquired logistical competitiveness by getting into Charter of Affreightment with shipping companies. This helped to achieve competitive freight rates on a long term basis and ensure availablity of vessels availabilities to regular destinations like US and EU ports.

Developed containerized shipments. This provides us the fl exibility of shipping to destinations like Myanmar and various smaller markets like Oman, Bahrain, Angola, Nigeria, Ghana Brazil, Peru etc. in the Middle East, Africa and South America.

Successful trials have been developed with large OEM’s like Saipa, Iran Khudro, Steam Co., Sadid Jahan Sanat, LUK GMBH (Schaeffl er Group). We have also received global approval from M/s Volkswagon.

Commenced supplies of GI and hot rolled sheets to markets like Myanmar and several, African countries.

Regular supplies of slabs to several long term clients in South East Asia like Canadoil, LPN and P T Gunung. We have also supplied ship building quality plates to clients like Vinashin Shipyards in Vietnam.

II) Total Foreign exchange used and earned (Rs. in Crores)

a) Foreign exchange directly earned through export

2,761.64

b) Others 202.69

Total foreign exchange earned (a + b ) 2,964.33

c) Total foreign exchange used

i) For import of plant and machinery/technical know-how

147.47

ii) Others including raw materials and interest

1353.44

Total foreign exchange used (c ) 1500.91

Particulars with respect to Conservation of Energy:

FORM A

A. Power and Fuel Consumption

Sr.

No.

Particulars Current year

Previous year

1. Electricitya) Purchased

Unit (Lakhs) 2,750.41 2,951.98Total Amount (Rs. in crores) 126.10 127.17Rate/Unit (Rs.) 4.58 4.31

b) Own generation(i) Through diesel generator Unit (Lakhs) 24.78 47.63 Unit per ltr. of diesel oil 2.50 3.32 Cost/Unit (Rs.) 22.50 13.30(ii) Through steam turbine /

generator Unit (Lakhs) 1790.55 1003.94 Units per ltr. of Fuel oil/Gas/

SteamCoal 0.77 1.25 Cost/Unit (Rs.) 3.95 3.44(iii) Through gas turbine /

generator Unit (Lakhs) 646.00 1,756.54 Units / SM3 of gas 3.45 3.26 Cost of fuel/Unit (Rs.) 4.96 3.67(iv) Through third party on

conversion basis Unit (Lakhs) 29,963.22 33,562.97 Units / Ltr of NGL/HSD/NG 4.67 4.47 Cost of fuel/Unit (Rs.) 5.10 3.60

2 Coal (specify quality and where used)a) Steam Coal for power

generation by CPP Quantity (tones) 1,18,427 98,746 Total Cost (Rs. crs) 51.56 30.61 Average Rate (Rs.) 4354 3100b) Anthracite Coal consumed

as fuel for induration Quantity (tones) 88,252 85,816

Total Cost (Rs. crs) 87.46 37.88 Average Rate (Rs.) 9910 4414

3 Furnace Oïl Quantity (k. ltrs) 81,130 88,706 Total Cost (Rs. Crs) 216.22 173.74 Average Rate (Net of

Modvat) 26,651 19,586 Others Quantity.(NG) - ’000 SM3 1,69,722 178,850 Total Cost (Rs. Crs) 267.42 189.07 Rate/Unit 15.76 10.57


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B. Consumption per unit of Production

Particulars Standard

(If any)

Current

yearPrevious

Year

Product: Benefi ciated

Concentrate

Unit Per

MT

Unit Per

MTUnit Per

MT

Electricity (Kwh) 40.00 31.50 35.00

Others (Specify) N.A. N.A. N.A.

Product: Iron Oxide Pellets Unit Per

MT

Unit Per

MTUnit Per

MT

Electricity (Kwh) 40.14 35.81 41.12

Furnace Oil / LSHS (Ltrs) 16.00 14.99 16.54

Anthracite Coal (Kgs) 16.00 16.31 16.00

Coal (Steam coal on net

generation) (Kgs)

0.72 0.73 0.77

Others (Specify) N.A. N.A. N.A.

Product: Hot Briquetted Iron Unit Per

MT

Unit Per

MTUnit Per

MT

Electricity 125 111 115

Furnace Oil --- --- ---

Coal (Specify quality) --- --- ---

Diesel Oil --- --- ---

Others - Natural Gas ( SM3 ) 325 291 293

Others - Naptha ( Kg ) --- --- ---

Product: Hot Rolled Coils & Cold

Roll/Galvanizing

Unit Per

MT

Unit Per

MTUnit Per

MT

Electricity --- 834 887

Furnace Oil --- --- ---

Coal (Specify quality) --- --- ---

Diesel Oil --- --- ---

Others – NGL ( Ltr ) --- --- ---

Other – NG (SM3) --- 54 53

FORM B

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R & D):Your Company has a well equipped R&D centre with state-of-the-art facilities and a highly qualifi ed team of engineers and technologists who are constantly engaged in developmental activities.

1. Specifi c areas in which R & D carried by your Company:

R&D is involved in the activities of product research and development. The major thrust areas include:

• Product development

• Modeling and Simulation

• Initiate R & D in processes

• Material characterization

These four areas have been modifi ed and expanded in the past. In the coming years these will be directed and adapted in response to new challenges. R & D is involved in providing prompt, innovative and cost-effective means in the processes and products.

Benefi ts derived as a result of the above R&D:

A) Product Development in HR and CR: • API 5L X-80 in higher thickness (14.30mm) • High strength steel as per DOMEX 650 for

automobile chassis application • HR-80 grade steel in size 9.50 x 1230mm for

Mahindra for chassis application • High strength steel plates in thickness 16.0-

20.0mm (IS 2062 E410 Fe540) with through thickness properties

• Pressure vessel quality plates as per EN 10028-2 Grade 16Mo3 with elevated temperature properties

• HSLA 340 grade CRCA steel for auto structural application

• SPRC 35 / IFHS 340 in higher thickness upto 1.25mm

• SPRC 440 (Non-IF based for Hyundai Motors) in thickness 1.00-1.40mm

• High strength steel for tubing for auto application for Caparo UK in thickness 1.40 and 1.60mm

• SPRC 440E / IFHS 440 (IF based CRCA steel for automobile application)

B) Modeling and Simulation:

Following models were developed:

• Neural network model for prediction of Mechanical Properties of hot rolled coils.

• Mathematical Model for CGL-1 (Pre-heater, DFF, RTF, JC)

• Mathematical Model to predict the temperature evolution of coil in Batch Annealing Furnace.

• Mathematical Model to predict the temperature evolution during cooling of Hot Rolled Coil.

• Model for Prediction of TTT & CCT diagrams.

C) Cost reduction (By way of ferro-alloy optimization):

The expected cost saving amounts to Rs. 14,165 crores for this year by optimization of ferro-alloy consumption and replacement of costly alloys with less expensive ferro-alloy without affecting the fi nal quality of the steel.

D) Others: • Commissioning of VPSA system to study the

impact of specifi c natural gas consumption.

• Trial with less BG methane to arrive at minimum specifi c natural gas consumption.

• Cold briquette trial to explore the disintegration during transportation.

• Plate life enhancement by 6-8months

• Implemented tailings recovery through SLON system: initial results show a recovery of 10%

2. Future plan of action:

R&D efforts are always directed towards new product development, as well as improvement in the existing products to suit customer requirement. It will also get involved in the areas of developing mathematical models for simulation of


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critical areas of the production process for improvement in quality, and production. It also focuses on cost reduction, quality improvement and value-addition to products and providing application engineering support to products for end-customers.

Product development: (plan for 2009-10)

Product name: Hot rolled Products:

• Dual phase steel (F+M) DP-600 of thickness 3.00-4.50mm

• Boron steel for auto applications of thickness 3.00-6.00mm

• HR-60 for wheel Disc in thickness 2.40mm • Grade SPFH 540 in thickness 2.00mm • IRSM 41 grade in normalized condition • DOMEX 650 grade of thickness 4.00-7.00mm for

commercialization • Ultra high strength steel as per S700MC thickness

3.00-5.00mm for commercialization • S700MC for auto application in thickness 3.00-

6.00mm for commercialization • API 5L X-70, thickness 15.88mm with DWTT for

commercialization • SAE 1541 in thickness 3.00-4.50mm. for

commercialization • API 5L X-80, Thk <12.70mm for commercialization • API 5L X-65 Sour service thickness <10.0mm for

Commercialization • HR-80 for chassis long member for

commercialization

Product name: CRCA Products:

• BH 220 in thickness 0.70-1.00mm

• HSLA -260 grade steel for auto application (thk: 0.80-2.00mm)



• ST 52 in thickness 1.00-1.50mm

• TMBP steel with temper 4 grade (thk: 0.20 / 0.22 / 0.24mm)

• SPRC 440E / IFHS 440 (IF based) in thickness 0.80-1.00mm for commercialization

• SPRC 440 (LC based) in thickness 0.80-1.50mm for commercialization

• EDD / IF for Skin panels - Process Development

• Electrical Steel in different grade (EL01, EL03, EL04 & EL05), for commercialization

• CRCA steel for electrical panel application in D grade for commercialization

• TMBP steel with temper 3 grade (thk: 0.26 / 0.28 / 0.30 / 0.32 / 0.41mm) for commercialization

• CRCA steel for White good application in grade DD, for commercialization

Product name: GALVANISED Products:

• GPSP (crush spangle) in thickness 0.25-1.20mm for commercialization

Product Development plan for Plate Products: • Boiler quality plates as per SA 515 Gr 55, 60, 65 and

70 • SA 516 Gr 55, 60, 65 and 70 grade plates for pressure

vessel application • Boiler quality plates as per SA 285 Gr A, B and C • SA 537 Cl. 1 grade plates for pressure vessel

application • Normal strength ship building plates in grade A, B, D

and E • High strength ship building plates in grades AH32 /

DH32 / EH32, AH36 / DH36 / EH36.

Product Development plan for Pellet Products:

• Benefi ciation Process, further recovery of Fe units from Tailings by adopting Column Flotation Process.

Simulation and Modeling:

• Development of Chemistry design and optimization system for all grades of steel.

• Development of mathematical model for BAF 1 and BAF 2.

• Development of heat transfer mathematical model for Continuous Galvanizing Line.

• Development of Property prediction model for Batch Annealing Furnace.

• Development of Property prediction model for Continuous Galvanizing Line.

• Development of CFD Model for Ladle – Tundish – Mould system.

• Establishment of Water model system for Tundish design physical simulation.

• Reuse of effl uent after treatment to reduce specifi c water consumption.

TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, ADAPTATION AND INNOVATION:

1. Efforts towards technology absorption, adaptation and innovation:

(a) The unit has fully absorbed the LURGI GmbH technology for manufacture of Iron Oxide Pellets.

(b) Required plant modifi cations have been carried out to produce pellets using Organic Binder.

(c) Your Company has fully absorbed the MIDREX technology obtained from Voest Alpine, Austria for the Production of HBI.

(d) Your Company has fully absorbed the METCHEM technology obtained from METCHEM Inc. Canada for the Production of HRC.

2. Imported technology

Product Technology from Year of import

Status of absorption/adaptation

Pellets Lurgi Traveling Grate Process

1993 Fully absorbed

HBI(Sponge Iron)

MIDREX Corpn. U.S.A./Voest

Alpine, Austria

1989-90 Fully absorbed

HRC METCHEM

Inc. Canada

1991-94 Fully absorbed


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STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 212 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 RELATING TO SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

SR.NO.

PARTICULARS Essar Steel Jharkhand Ltd

Essar SteelTrading FZE

1 The relevant fi nancial year of the subsidiary company ended on The fi nancial year ends on 31.3.2009

The fi nancial year ends on 31.3.2009

2 Number of Equity Shares in the subsidiary company held by Essar Steel Ltd at the above date

50,000 1 share of AED 6 million each

3 Extent of Equity holding by Essar Steel Ltd as at the above date 100% 100%

4 The net aggregate of profi ts/(losses) of the subsidiary companyfor its fi nancial year so far as it concerns the members of the Holding Company.

a) Not dealt with in the Holding Company’s Accounts:

i) For the subsidiary’s fi nancial year ended 31st March, 2009 Rs. (865,392) USD 9,316,080

ii) For the previous fi nancial years of the subsidiary companiessince they became the Holding Company’s subsidiaries.

Rs. (441,055) USD 1,693,261

b) Dealt with in the Holding Company’s Accounts: nil nil

i) For the subsidiary’s fi nancial year ended 31st March, 2009

ii) For the previous fi nancial years of the subsidiary companiessince they became the Holding Company’s subsidiaries.

5 Change of interest of Essar Steel Ltd in the subsidiary company between the end of the fi nancial year of subsidiary company and that of Essar Steel Ltd

NA NA

6 Material changes between the end of the subsidiary’s fi nancial year and the end of the fi nancial year of Essar Steel Ltd in respect of subsidiary’s fi xed assets, investments, monies lent and borrowed.

NA * NA *

i) Fixed assets (net additions)

ii) Investments

iii) Money lent by the subsidiary

iv) Money borrowed by the subsidiary company other than formeeting current liabilities (Net)

* Since the fi nancial year of the subsidiary companies coincide with the fi nancial year of Essar Steel Ltd

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of Essar Steel Limited P. S. Ruia Mahadev Iyer Director Director Finance

V. G. Raghavan Vikram Amin Director Director Marketing

Dilip Oommen Narottam B Vyas Director Company Secretary Mumbai, 19th May, 2009


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1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Essar Steel Limited (‘the Company’) as at March 31, 2009 and also the Profi t and Loss account and the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These fi nancial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these fi nancial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the fi nancial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the fi nancial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and signifi cant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall fi nancial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) (‘the Order’) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specifi ed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

i. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

ii. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

iii. The balance sheet, profi t and loss account and cash fl ow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, profi t and loss account and cash fl ow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956.

v. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, as on March 31, 2009, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualifi ed as on March 31, 2009 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India;

a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2009;

b) in the case of the profi t and loss account, of the profi t for the year ended on that date; and

c) in the case of cash fl ow statement, of the cash fl ows for the year ended on that date.

S. R. BATLIBOI & CO.Chartered Accountants

per Ravi BansalPlace : Mumbai Partner Date: 19th May, 2009 Membership No.: 49365

Auditors’ Report to the Members of Essar Steel Limited


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Annexure referred to in paragraph [3] of our report of even dateRe: Essar Steel Limited (‘the Company’)(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records

showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fi xed assets.

(b) All fi xed assets have not been physically verifi ed by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verifi cation which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. As informed, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verifi cation.

(c) There was no substantial disposal of fi xed assets during the year.

(ii) (a) The management has conducted physical verifi cation of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year.

(b) The procedures of physical verifi cation of inventory followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.

(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory and no material discrepancies were noticed on physical verifi cation.

(iii) (a) As informed, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, fi rms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and thus, the provisions of clauses (iii) (b) to (iii) (d) of the Order are not applicable.

(b) As informed, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies, fi rms or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and thus the provisions of the clauses (iii) (f) and (iii) (g) of the Order are not applicable.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of inventory and fi xed assets and for the sale

of goods and services. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of these areas.

(v) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, no contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act were entered into during the year, that need to be entered into the register maintained under that section.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

(viii) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained.

(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education and protection fund, or employees’ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, investor education and protection fund, employees’ state insurance, income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues outstanding of income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess on account of any dispute, are as follows:


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Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount disputed

(Rs. in Crores)

Amount deposited

(Rs. in Crores)

Period to which the amount

relates

Forum where dispute is pending

The Custom Act, 1962 Custom duty for technical services availed

66.81 Nil 1991 Supreme Court

The Gujarat Sales tax Act, The Orissa Sales tax Act,The Delhi Sales tax Act and The Central Sales tax Act

Sales tax payable as per assessment order for 1994-95 & 1997-98 & 1998-99

1.191.361.081.95

0.05 1994-951998-1999

1997 to 19991997-98

Asst. commissioner of sales tax Deputy commissioner of sales tax Sales tax tribunal Sales tax offi cer

Sales tax Sales tax payable as per order of Deputy commissioner under section 50 and revisionary order of commissioner under section 67

72.06

873.65

146.63 1995 to 2004-05

Commissioner of sales tax – Ahmedabad

Joint Commissioner of sales tax – Baroda

The Customs Act, 1962 Export duty on supply of pellets

42.44 5.00 2007-08 High Court of Gujarat

The Customs Act, 1962 Short fall in fulfi lling of export obligations and customs valuations

38.46 Nil 1998-99 Supreme Court

Central Excise Act, 1944 Excise Duty demand on iron ore chips

1.42 Nil 2002 to 2004 Commissioner (Appeals)

Andhra Pradesh State Sales Tax

VAT credit on opening stock 11.40 Nil 2005-06 Deputy Commissioner Appellate

Andhra Pradesh State Sales Tax

Sales tax payable on provisional assessment of 2005-06 and for the year 2003-04

2.12 0.20 2003-04 & 2005-06

Appellate Deputy Commissioner

(x) The Company has no accumulated losses at the end of the fi nancial year and it has not incurred cash losses in the current and immediately preceding fi nancial year.

(xi) Based on our audit procedures and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to a fi nancial institution or a bank. The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and records produced to us, the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi / mutual benefi t fund / society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has given guarantee for loans taken by others from bank or fi nancial institutions, the terms and conditions whereof in our opinion are not prima-facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.

(xvi) Based on the information and explanations given to us by the management, term loans were applied for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term investment.

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the year to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised money by public issue during the year.

(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the fi nancial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

S. R. BATLIBOI & CO.Chartered Accountants

per Ravi Bansal

Place : Mumbai Partner Date: 19th May, 2009 Membership No.: 49365


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As at As at

Schedule 31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008

Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores

Source of FundsShareholders’ Funds

Share Capital 1 1,184.08 1,184.08

Reserves and Surplus 2 3,591.58 3,447.25 4,775.66 4,631.33

Loan Funds

Secured Loans 3 6,317.62 5,380.03

Unsecured Loans 4 993.77 733.47 7,311.39 6,113.50

Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net) 5 113.68 29.74

Long-term advance from customers (Refer Note 26 of schedule 25) 165.07 144.56

[Amount payable within a year Rs. 37.52 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 15.88 Crores)]

Total 12,365.80 10,919.13

Application of FundsFixed Assets 6

Gross Block 15,367.85 14,688.87

Less: Accumulated Depreciation 6,239.03 5,414.98

Net Block 9,128.82 9,273.89

Capital Work-in-Progress (including Capital Advances) (Refer Note 25 of schedule 25) 549.61 575.12

9,678.43 9,849.01

Investments 7 791.31 515.22

Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account 8 37.30 —

Current Assets, Loans and Advances

Inventories 9 2,157.52 2,108.11

Sundry Debtors 10 411.63 360.40

Cash and Bank Balances 11 508.16 399.49

Other Current Assets 12 121.62 120.67

Loans and Advances 13 1,381.19 953.55 4,580.12 3,942.22

Less: Current Liabilities and Provisions

Liabilities 14 2,545.82 3,251.00

Provisions 15 175.54 136.32

Net Current Assets 1,858.76 554.90

Total 12,365.80 10,919.13

Notes to Accounts 25

Schedules 1 to 15 and 25 referred to above form an integral part of the Balance Sheet.

Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2009

As per our report of even date For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of Essar Steel Limited For S.R. BATLIBOI & Co. P. S. Ruia Mahadev Iyer Chartered Accountants Director Director Finance

per Ravi Bansal V. G. Raghavan Vikram Amin Partner Director Director Marketing

Dilip Oommen Narottam B Vyas Membership No. 49365 Director Company Secretary Mumbai, 19th May, 2009 Mumbai, 19th May, 2009


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Profi t and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2009 Year Ended Year Ended

Schedule 31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008 Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores

IncomeIncome from Operations 12,703.78 11,910.66 Less: Excise Duty 1,015.48 1,167.34 Net Income from Operations 11,688.30 10,743.32 Other Income 16 185.18 43.11

11,873.48 10,786.43 ExpenditureMaterials Cost 17 7,662.83 6,729.54 Decrease / (Increase) in Stock 18 (160.44) 168.72 Personnel Expenses 19 233.07 225.80 Manufacturing and Asset Maintenance 20 982.16 857.47 Administrative Expenses 21 237.43 213.08 Selling and Distribution Expenses 22 293.38 238.70

9,248.43 8,433.31 Profi t before Finance Costs, Exchange variation and Derivative Losses, Depreciation /Amortisation, Exceptional Items and Taxation

2,625.05 2,353.12

Finance Cost 23 789.47 829.47 Exchange variation and Derivative Losses (net) 24 539.75 (74.25)Profi t before Depreciation / Amortisation, Exceptional Items and Taxation 1,295.83 1,597.90 Depreciation / Amortisation 828.11 766.52 Profi t before Exceptional Items and Taxation 467.72 831.38 Exceptional Item (Refer Note 30 of schedule 25) 166.91 - Profi t before Taxation 300.81 831.38 Tax Expense

Current Tax (MAT Payable) — 108.88 Short Provision of Earlier Years (Net) 5.29 19.83 Deferred Tax Charge 104.99 267.97 Fringe Benefi t Tax 5.33 6.08

Profi t after Taxation 185.20 428.62 Balance brought forward from Previous Year 1,673.90 1,444.29

Add: Adjustment for Employee Benefi ts provision [Net of taxes Rs. Nil (Previous Year Rs. 0.24 Crore)] - 1.87

Profi t available for Appropriation 1,859.10 1,874.78 Appropriation

Add: Transferred from Debenture Redemption Reserve - 15.50 Less: Transferred to Capital Redemption Reserve - (202.92)Less: Preference Dividend [Including Dividend Distribution Tax

of Rs. Nil (Previous Year 1.96 Crores)] - (13.46)Surplus Carried to Balance Sheet 1,859.10 1,673.90 Earning per share (in Rupees) (Refer Note 9 of schedule 25)

Basic & Diluted [Nominal value of Shares Rs. 10 each (Previous Year Rs. 10 each)] 1.58 3.71Notes to Accounts 25Schedules 16 to 25 referred to above form an integral part of the Profi t and Loss Account.


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As at As at 31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008

Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Schedule 1Share CapitalAuthorised3,52,00,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each 3,520.00 3,520.00 6,00,00,000 0.01% Cumulative Convertible Preference Shares of Rs. 90 each 540.00 540.00 6,00,00,000 1% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 90 each 540.00 540.00 10,00,00,000 10% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 10 each 100.00 100.00 30,00,00,000 0.01% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 10 each 300.00 300.00 6,50,00,000 7% Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares of Rs. 350 each 2,275.00 2,275.00

7,275.00 7,275.00 Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up1,13,98,10,888 (Previous Year 1,13,98,10,888) Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each 1,139.81 1,139.81 Add: 45,20,703 (Previous Year 45,20,703) shares Forfeited 0.67 0.67

1,140.48 1,140.48 4,35,98,951 (Previous Year 4,35,98,951) 10% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (CRPS) of Rs. 10 each (Refer Note 28 of schedule 25) 43.60 43.60

1,184.08 1,184.08 Of the above:(a) 39,87,538 (Previous Year 39,87,538) Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each were allotted as fully paid up Bonus Shares by capitalisation of General Reserve.(b) 1,50,000 (Previous Year 1,50,000) Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each were allotted as fully paid up for consideration other than cash.(c) 73,45,32,095 (Previous Year 71,60,49,226) Equity shares of Rs. 10 each are held by Essar Steel Holding Limited, Mauritius, the holding Company.(d) 4,33,65,516 (Previous Year 100) Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each are held by ETHL Global Capital Limited, subsidiary of ultimate holding Company.(e) Nil (Previous Year 25,50,00,000) Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each are held by Essar Power Limited, subsidiary of ultimate holding Company.(f) 28,44,56,595 (Previous Year 7,09,18,556) Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each are held by Teletech Investments (India) Limited, subsidiary of ultimate

holding Company. Out of above 11,91,21,053 (Previous Year Nil) Equity shares are held in the name of Essar Power Limited pending transfer in dematerialized form consequent to order from High Court approving de-merger of Investment undertaking of Essar Power Limited into Teletech Investment (India) Limited.

Schedules forming part of Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2009

Schedule 2Reserves and SurplusCapital Reserve 12.73 12.73

Securities Premium Account

Balance as per last Balance Sheet 1,439.32 1,490.05

Less: Premium on redemption of Preference Shares — (50.73) 1,439.32 1,439.32

Debenture Redemption Reserve

Balance as per last Balance Sheet — 15.50

Less: Transferred to Profi t and Loss Account — (15.50) — —

Capital Redemption Reserve

Balance as per last Balance Sheet 202.92 —

Add: Transferred from Profi t and Loss Account — 202.92 202.92 202.92

General Reserve

Balance as per last Balance Sheet 118.38 118.38

Less: Exchange difference Gain of earlier year capitalised to fi xed assets (Net of Depreciation Gain of Rs. 1.92 Crores and Deferred Tax of Rs. 19.92 Crores) (Refer Note 2(c)(ii) of schedule 25) (38.68) —

Less: Exchange difference Gain of earlier year transferred to the Foreign Currency Monetary Items Translation difference account (Net of Amortisation of Rs. 3.64 Crores and Deferred Tax of Rs. 1.13 Crores) (Refer Note 2(c)(ii) of schedule 25) (2.19) —

77.51 118.38

Profi t and Loss Account 1,859.10 1,673.90 3,591.58 3,447.25


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Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Schedule 3Secured LoansTerm Loans

From Banks Foreign Currency Loans 1,260.25 1,124.43 Rupee Loans 2,771.30 2,562.44

4,031.55 3,686.87 From Financial Institutions & others

Foreign Currency Loans 296.69 336.90 Rupee Loans 398.88 204.51

695.57 541.41 Working Capital Loans from Banks 915.77 843.79 Buyers’ credit for Operational use 565.50 232.87 Buyers’ credit for Capital Expenditure 109.23 75.09

6,317.62 5,380.03


1 Details of securities for Term Loans are as under:From Banks

Foreign Currency LoansSecured by pari passu fi rst charge on movable fi xed assets, mortgage of immovable properties and second charge on current assets of the Company. 174.68 224.17 Secured by mortgage of immovable property and fi rst charge on all the other assets of the Company except book debts. 72.51 70.99 Secured by pari-passu fi rst priority charge by way of mortgage over all its Fixed Assets 977.55 762.09 (other than any immovable properties forming part of the Nand Niketan Township, Service Centres and the Power Plant)Priority debts, secured by pari passu fi rst charge on movable fi xed assets, mortgage of immovable properties and second charge on current assets of the Company. 14.94 19.41 Priority debts, secured by pari passu fi rst charge on movable fi xed assets and mortgage of immovable properties of the Company. 20.57 47.77

1,260.25 1,124.43 Rupee Loans

Priority debts, secured by pari passu fi rst charge on movable fi xed assets and mortgage of immovable properties of the Company. — 7.80 Secured by pari passu fi rst charge on movable fi xed assets and mortgage of immovable properties of the Company. 100.00 — Secured by fi rst pari passu charge on all the fi xed assets (except Nand Niketan township, Service Centres, 19MW waste heat recovery plant and Vizag port trust land) and second pari passu charge on current assets of the Company . 150.00 — Secured by pari passu fi rst charge on movable fi xed assets, mortgage of immovable properties and second charge on current assets of the Company. 1,319.80 1,863.94 Secured by fi rst pari passu charge on fi xed assets and second pari passu charge on current assets of the Company (other than assets forming part of and belonging to Nand Niketan township, Service Centres and 19MW waste heat recovery plant and excluding land pertaining to Vizag port trust but including super structures thereon)* 594.49 — Secured by mortgage of immovable property and fi rst charge on all the other assets of the Company except book debts. 472.01 609.99 Secured by mortgage of immovable property of service centers and fi rst charge on all the other assets relating to Service Centers at Bahadurgarh, Pune and Chennai 135.00 80.71

2,771.30 2,562.44 * Includes loan of Rs. 200 Crores on which the Company is in process of creating charge on immovable properties


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As at As at

31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008


From Financial Institutions & others

Foreign Currency Loans

Secured by pari passu fi rst charge on movable fi xed assets, mortgage of immovable properties and second charge on current assets of the Company. 176.43 226.10

Secured by mortgage of immovable property and fi rst charge on all the other assets of the Company except book debts. 120.26 110.80

296.69 336.90

Rupee Loans

Secured by mortgage of immovable property and fi rst charge on all the other assets of the Company except book debts. 56.57 66.06

Secured by fi rst and exclusive charge on immovable properties pertaining to Nand Niketan Township of the Company at Hazira Village, Surat District, Gujarat. 90.14 94.85

Secured by fi rst pari-passu charge over all fi xed assets (movable & immovable) and Second pari passu charge on the current assets of the Company except asset forming part of Nand Niketan Township, Service Centres, 19 MW Waste Heat recovery plant and Visakhapatnam Port Trust land 200.00 —

Secured by pari passu fi rst charge on movable fi xed assets, mortgage of immovable properties and second charge on current assets of the Company. 39.45 39.45

Secured by all the assets (except land) pertaining to 19 MW waste heat recovery power project being set in the complex at Hazira 12.72 4.15

398.88 204.51

2. Working Capital Loans are secured by a fi rst charge on the current assets and second charge on fi xed assets of the Company.

3. Buyer’s credit for Operational use have been classifi ed under the head Secured Loans as relevant facilities are secured by fi rst charge on the Current assets and second charge on Fixed assets of the Company.

4. Buyer’s credit for Capital Expenditure of Rs. 60.58 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 30.43 Crores) is secured by way of pari passu charge on fi xed assets and specifi c charge on goods purchased under the said facility. Buyer’s credit for Capital Expenditure of Rs. Nil (Previous Year Rs. 13.09 Crores) is secured by a fi rst charge on the current assets and second charge on fi xed assets of the Company.

5. Buyer’s credit for Operational use and Capital Expenditure are also secured by Term/Margin deposits of Rs. 63.58 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 34.84 Crores) pledged with the banks.


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Schedule 4Unsecured LoansShort-term loans & Advances

Loan from Banks 675.00 189.84

Other loans & AdvancesLoan from Bank [Due within one year Rs. Nil (Previous Year Rs. Nil)] 98.41 — Loan from a Company [Due within one year Rs. Nil (Previous Year Rs. Nil)] — 254.27 Dollar / Rupee Notes [Due within one year Rs. 3.02 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 4.29 Crores)]* 215.88 282.77 Finance Lease Obligation [Due within one year Rs. 3.48 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 2.82 Crores)] 4.48 6.59

318.77 543.63 993.77 733.47

* Note: Rupee Notes aggregating to Rs. 53.41 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 156.10 Crores) is repayable up to March 31, 2018 carrying interest @ 8% p.a. payable semi-annually. Dollar Notes aggregating to Rs. 162.48 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 126.67 Crores) is repayable on March 31, 2018 carrying interest @ 0.25% p.a. payable semi-annually.

Schedule 5Deferred Tax Liabilities (Net)Deferred Tax Liabilities

Fixed Assets (excess of net book value over written down value as per the provisions of the Income tax Act, 1961) 973.64 909.54 Pre-Operative expenses included in capital work in progress 2.32 1.68 Difference due to deferment of exchange differences on long term foreign currency monetary items 12.68 — Effect of lease accounting 10.15 12.75

998.79 923.97 Less: Deferred Tax Assets

Unabsorbed depreciation and carry forward losses 805.93 799.02 Provision for doubtful debts 1.60 1.04 Provision for doubtful advance 1.90 2.72 Deferred power charges 32.51 36.57 Other timing differences (disallowances under section 43B of the Income tax Act, 1961) 43.17 54.88

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31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008 Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores

Schedule 7

Investments

Long Term Investments (at cost)

Trade - Quoted

1,64,000 (Previous Year 1,64,000) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Remi Metal Gujarat Limited 0.16 0.16

Trade - Unquoted

2,50,000 (Previous Year 2,50,000) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Frontline Roll Forms Private Limited 0.25 0.25

21,70,00,000 (Previous Year 21,70,00,000) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 4 (Previous Year Rs. 10 ) each of Essar Power Limited (Refer Note 11(b) and 12 of schedule 25) 163.36 217.00

9,65,00,000 (Previous Year 9,65,00,000) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Bhander Power Limited (Refer Note 11(c) of schedule 25) 100.19 100.19

41,91,52,500 (Previous Year 14,69,42,500) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Steel (Hazira) Limited 419.16 146.95

49,940 (Previous Year 49,940*) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Steel (Orissa) Limited (Refer Note 11(c) of schedule 25) 0.05 0.05

13,002 (Previous Year 13,002) fully Paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Bulk Terminal Limited 0.01 0.01

11,570,000 (Previous Year 11,570,000) 0.01% Optionally Convertible Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Bulk Terminal Limited 11.57 11.57

21,324,000 (Previous Year 21,324,000) 0.01% Fully Convertible Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Bulk Terminal Limited 21.32 21.32

715.91 497.34

* In previous year, Essar Steel Orissa Limited was a subisidiary.

Other than Trade - Quoted

2,11,000 (Previous Year 2,11,000) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Oil Limited (Refer Note 11(a) of schedule 25) 0.90 0.90

Other than Trade - Unquoted

12,26,300 (Previous Year 12,26,300) fully paid 14% Secured Redeemable Non Convertible Debentures of Rs. 105 each of Essar Oil Limited 12.88 12.88

86,80,001 (Previous Year Nil) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Teletech Investment (India) Limited (Refer Note 12 of schedule 25) 53.64 -

50,000 (Previous Year 50,000) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Steelscape Consultancy Private Limited 0.05 0.05

20 (Previous Year 20) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Commvision Limited (# Rs. 200 ) # #

66.57 12.93

Trade Investment - Investment in Subsidiary Companies - Unquoted

49,940 (Previous Year 49,940) fully paid Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Steel (Jharkhand) Limited 0.05 0.05

1 (Previous Year 1) fully paid Equity Shares of AED 6 million (Previous Year AED 3 million) of Essar Steel Trading FZE, Dubai 7.72 3.77

7.77 3.82


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Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Current Investments (at lower of cost or market value)

QuotedNil (Previous Year 54,076.21) units of LICMF fl oating rate fund of Rs. 13.04 each - 0.07

Unquoted643 (Previous Year 643) fully paid Units of US 1964 Scheme of Rs. 10 each of Unit Trust of India (@Rs. 8,314 )

@ @ - 0.07

791.31 515.22

Aggregate amount of Quoted Investments [Aggregate Market Value Rs. 1.87 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 4.43 Crores)] 1.06 1.13 Aggregate amount of Unquoted Investments 790.25 514.09 791.31 515.22 Note: The following units were purchased and sold during the year

Name of Mutual Fund Opening Balance Purchase Dividend/Profi t

Redemption Closing Balance

Qty Rs.in Crores Qty Rs.in Crores Rs.in Crores Qty Rs.in Crores Qty Rs.in Crores LIC MF Liquid Fund - Dividend Plan 54,076 0.07 223,850,663 310.00 0.27 223,904,739 310.34 - - Previous Year - - 337,554,938 425.00 0.44 337,500,862 425.37 54,076 0.07


Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Schedule 8Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account (Refer Note 2(c)(ii) and Note 27 schedule 25)Exchange Difference Gain of earlier year transferred from General Reserves (Net of Amortisation Rs.3.64 Crores) (3.32) - Exchange Difference Loss of Current year 55.47 -

52.15 - Less : Amortisation for the year 14.85 -

37.30 -

Schedule 9Inventories (at lower of cost or net realisable value)Raw Materials [Including stock in transit Rs. Nil (Previous Year Rs. 36.17 Crores)] 262.39 277.55 Production Consumables, Stores and Spares [Including stock in transit Rs. 61.59 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 98.27 Crores)] 696.44 794.46 Work-in-Progress 633.66 560.01 Finished Goods 562.88 476.09 Traded Goods 2.15 -

2,157.52 2,108.11

Schedule 10Sundry Debtors(Unsecured) (Refer Note 31(1) of schedule 25)Debts outstanding for a period exceeding six months

Considered Good 63.67 69.46 Considered Doubtful 4.70 3.05

68.37 72.51 Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts 4.70 3.05

63.67 69.46 Other debts - Considered Good 347.96 290.94

411.63 360.40



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Schedule 11Cash and Bank BalancesCash and Cheques on Hand 0.18 0.13 Balances with Scheduled Banks (Refer Note 32 of schedule 25)

on Current Accounts 17.53 101.35 on Margin Deposit Accounts — 1.04 on Term Deposit Accounts 490.26 296.03

507.79 398.42 Balances with other than scheduled bank

RZB Austria Singapore [Maximum Balance outstanding is Rs. 4.65 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 3.05 Crores.)] 0.19 0.94

508.16 399.49

Schedule 12Other Current Assets Interest Accrued on Investments 13.55 14.62 Dividend Receivable 40.42 — Export Incentive Receivable 31.84 89.73 Other Receivable 35.81 16.32

121.62 120.67

Schedule 13Loans and Advances(Unsecured, Considered Good unless otherwise stated)

Loans & Advances to Subsidiaries & Associates 42.02 6.22 Advances recoverable in cash or in kind or for value to be received (Refer Note 13 and 31(ii) of schedule 25)


507.65 523.10 Less: Provision for Doubtful Advances 5.60 7.96

502.05 515.14 Intercorporate Deposits 405.02 8.00

Balances with excise and customs, etc. 240.61 269.89 Deposit others


161.68 154.38 Less: Provision for Doubtful Deposits 0.08 0.08

161.60 154.30 Advance Income Tax paid [Net of Provision Rs. 190.20 Crores (Previous Year Rs. Nil )] 29.56 —Advance Fringe Benefi t Tax Paid [Net of Provision Rs. 16.57 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 11.11 Crores)] 0.33 —

1,381.19 953.55


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Schedules forming part of Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2009As at As at


Schedule 14LiabilitiesAcceptances

for Capital Expenditure 156.62 335.92 for Goods and Expenses 705.04 971.91

861.66 1,307.83 Sundry Creditors (Refer Note 29 of schedule 25)

for Capital Expenditure 97.23 141.77 for Goods and Expenses 1,068.03 932.64

1,165.26 1,074.41 Advance from Subsidiary Companies 155.84 464.13 Advance from Customers 135.93 131.05 Interest accrued but not due 20.37 17.38 Other Liabilities 206.76 256.20

2,545.82 3,251.00

Schedule 15ProvisionsProvision for Leave Encashment and Other Employee Benefi ts 13.17 11.04 Provision for Gratuity (Refer Note 8(i) of schedule 25) 5.23 3.45 Provision for Tax [Net of Tax paid / deducted at source Rs. Nil (Previous Year Rs. 145.32 Crores)] — 51.40 Provision for Derivative Contracts 100.63 39.30 Provision for Indirect Tax Matter (Refer Note 33(i) of schedule 25) 19.73 19.73 Provision for Other Matters (Refer Note 33(ii) of schedule 25) 36.78 11.40

175.54 136.32


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Year Ended Year Ended 31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008

Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores Schedule 16Other IncomeDividend

From Subsidiary 40.42 — From Others — 0.37

40.42 0.37 Interest on deposits with banks and others [Tax Deducted at Sources Rs. 8.39 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 4.40 Crores)] 69.59 28.82 Rent 9.11 7.33 Profi t on sale of Current Investments 0.27 0.07 Liabilities no longer required written back (net) 60.43 3.81 Miscellaneous Income 5.36 2.71

185.18 43.11

Schedule 17Materials CostOpening stock 277.55 513.18 Add: Purchases 2,472.93 2,283.11 Less: Closing stock 262.39 277.55 Raw Materials Consumed 2,488.09 2,518.74 Production Consumables, Stores and Spares 1,634.03 1,421.11 Petroleum Products - Fuel 3,548.32 2,831.02 Cost of Traded Goods Sold 21.49 — Excise Duty* (29.10) (41.33)

7,662.83 6,729.54 * Represents differential excise duty in respect of closing stock and opening stock, excise duty on captive consumption, etc.

Schedule 18Decrease / (Increase) in StockOpening Stock

Finished Goods 476.09 527.10 Work-in-Progress 560.01 677.72

1,036.10 1,204.82 Closing Stock

Finished Goods 562.88 476.09 Work-in-Progress 633.66 560.01

1,196.54 1,036.10 (160.44) 168.72

Schedule 19Personnel ExpensesSalaries, Wages and Bonus [Including operating lease rent of Rs. 2.68 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 3.59 Crores)] 194.76 190.78 Contribution to Provident and Other Funds (Refer Note 8 of schedule 25) 15.04 14.85 Staff Welfare Expenses 18.01 17.57 Directors’ Remuneration (Refer Note 19 of schedule 25) 5.26 2.60 233.07 225.80

Schedule 20Manufacturing and Asset MaintenancePower and Water Charges 659.84 566.97 Repairs and Maintenance

Plant and Machinery 103.37 82.21 Buildings 43.10 35.22 Others 7.72 25.66

154.19 143.09 Plant and Equipment Hire Charges 43.61 29.38 Labour and Sub Contract Charges 115.27 105.44 Insurance 9.25 12.59

982.16 857.47

Schedules forming part of the Profi t and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2009


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Year Ended Year Ended



Schedule 21Administrative ExpensesTraveling and Conveyance Expenses 70.19 48.89 Postage, Telephone and Fax 9.05 13.77 Printing and Stationery 4.54 3.18 Legal and Professional Fees 78.72 56.74 Operating Lease Rent 14.07 21.43 Rates and Taxes [includes wealth tax provision Rs. 0.58 Crore (Previous Year Rs. 0.14 Crore)] 4.47 3.34 Auditor’s Remuneration (Refer Note 20 of schedule 25) 2.92 1.67 Directors’ Sitting Fees 0.04 0.06 Vehicle Hire and Maintenance Charges 14.48 21.37 Loss on sale/write off of Fixed Assets (net) 0.62 1.75 Miscellaneous Expenses 38.33 40.88

237.43 213.08

Schedule 22Selling and Distribution ExpensesCommission 71.89 45.00 Freight Outward (net) 185.52 165.47 Discounts 0.09 0.42 Other Selling Expenses 34.23 28.43 Provision for Doubtful Debts (net) 1.65 (0.62)

293.38 238.70

Schedule 23Finance CostPlant and Equipment Lease Rentals (Refer Note 6 of schedule 25) 19.23 21.56 Guarantee and Other Bank Charges 198.70 198.02 Interest

on Term Loans 409.68 441.45 on Debentures — 4.18 to Banks and Others 161.86 164.26

571.54 609.89 789.47 829.47

Schedule 24Exchange variation and Derivative Losses (net)Mark to Market loss on derivative contract 61.33 39.30 Exchange Variation (net)* 375.91 (83.98)Amortisation of Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference 14.85 —(Gain)/Loss on cancellation of Forward Exchange Contracts (Net of Premium paid / Amortised) 87.66 (29.57)

539.75 (74.25)

* Includes Rs. 84.55 Crores (Previous Year Nil) towards exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings to the extent considered as

Borrowing Cost as defi ned under para 4 (e) of Accounting Standard 16 - Borrowing Costs.

Schedules forming part of the Profi t and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2009


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Schedule forming part of the Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 2009Schedule 25

Notes to Accounts

1. Nature of Operations The Company has an integrated steel manufacturing

unit of fl at rolled products in Hazira, District - Surat. The Company also has a benefi ciation plant at Kirandul and a pelletisation plant at Vizag.

2. Statement of Signifi cant Accounting Policies (a) Basis of preparation

The fi nancial statements have been prepared to comply in all material respects with the notifi ed accounting standard by Companies Accounting Standards Rules, 2006 and the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. The fi nancial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention on an accrual basis. The accounting policies have been consistently applied by the Company and except for the changes in accounting policy discussed more in detail below, are consistent with those used in the previous year.

(b) Use of Estimates

The preparation of fi nancial statements is in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that effect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of fi nancial statements and result of operations during the reported year. Although these estimates are based upon management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results could differ from these estimates.

(c) Change in Accounting Policies

(i) Till March 31, 2008 the Company was valuing Raw Materials, Production Consumable and Stores & Spares inventories on First in fi rst out (FIFO) Basis. In current year, the Company changed its method of valuing Raw Materials, Production Consumables and Stores & Spares inventories from First in fi rst out (FIFO) to weighted average method. This change is not having material impact on the profi t for the current year or on Inventories as at the year end.

(ii) Upto 31st March, 2008, the Company was charging off / crediting exchange differences arising on foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities to profi t and loss account. Pursuant to Companies (Accounting Standards) Amendments Rules, 2009, the Company has exercised the option of deferring the charge to the Profi t and Loss Account arising on exchange differences, in respect of accounting periods commencing

on or after 7th December, 2006, on long-term foreign currency monetary items (i.e. monetary assets or liabilities expressed in foreign currency and having a term of 12 months or more at the date of origination). As a result, such exchange differences so far as they relate to the acquisition of a depreciable capital asset have been adjusted with the cost of such asset and would be depreciated over the balance life of the asset, and in other cases, have been accumulated in Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account and would be amortized over the balance period of such long term asset/liability but not beyond, accounting period ending on or before 31st March 2011.

In current year, such exchange differences, pertaining to accounting periods commencing on 1st April, 2007 and ending on 31st March, 2008 are transferred from General Reserve, to the extent they related to acquisition of depreciable capital assets are adjusted with the cost of such assets Rs. 58.60 Crores (Gain) (net of tax Rs. 38.68 Crores) and in other cases, are transferred to the Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account Rs. 3.32 Crores (Gain) (net of tax Rs. 2.19 Crores).

Had the Company continued to use the earlier basis of accounting for exchange differences arising on long-term foreign currency monetary items, the charge to the Profi t and Loss Account before tax for the current period would have been higher by Rs. 211.74 Crore (Profi t after tax Rs. 139.77 Crores), the net block of fi xed assets would have been lower by Rs. 112.51 Crore and general reserve would have been higher by Rs. 40.87 Crores.

(d) Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, if any. Cost comprises the purchase price and any attributable cost of bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use. Borrowing costs relating to acquisition of fi xed assets which takes substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use are also included to the extent they relate to the period till such assets are ready to be put to use.

In respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 7th December, 2006, exchange differences arising on reporting of the long-term foreign currency monetary items at rates different from those at which they were initially recorded during the period, or reported in the previous fi nancial statements are added to or deducted from the cost of the asset and are depreciated over the balance life of the asset, if these monetary items pertain to the acquisition of a depreciable fi xed asset.


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(e) Capital Work-in-Progress

All expenditure, including advances given and interest cost during the project construction period, are accumulated and disclosed as capital work-in-progress until the assets are ready for commercial use. Assets under construction are not depreciated. Income earned from investments of surplus borrowed funds during the construction/trial run period is reduced from capital work-in-progress. Expenditure/income arising during trial run is added to/reduced from capital work-in-progress.

(f) Expenditure on substantial expansion

All direct capital expenditure on expansion are capitalised. As regards indirect expenditure on expansion, only that portion is capitalised which represents the marginal increase in such expenditure involved as a result of capital expansion. Both direct and indirect expenditure are capitalised only if they increase the value of the asset beyond its original standard of performance.

(g) Depreciation

(i) Fixed assets are depreciated at the rates and in the manner specifi ed in Schedule XIV of the Companies Act, 1956 on written down value method, except for plant and machinery and railway sidings which are depreciated on a straight line basis. Depreciation on additions to / deletions from fi xed assets is provided on pro-rata basis from / up to the date of such addition / deletion as the case may be. Depreciation on additions to assets due to exchange variation is provided over the remaining useful life of the assets.

(ii) Costs relating to softwares, which are acquired, are capitalized and amortized @ 40 % on written down value method. The Company estimates useful life of 5 to 6 years of such softwares.

(h) Impairment of Assets

(i) The carrying amounts of assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date if there is any indication of impairment based on internal/external factors. An impairment loss is recognized wherever the carrying amount of an asset exceed its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the greater of the assets net selling price and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash fl ows are discounted to their present value at the weighted average cost of capital.

(ii) After impairment, depreciation is provided on the revised carrying amount of the assets over its remaining useful life.

(i) Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefi ts will fl ow to

the Company and the revenue can be reliably measured.

Sale of Goods

Revenue is recognised when the signifi cant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer. Sales is disclosed net of quality claims and rebates. Excise Duty deducted from turnover (gross) is the amount of excise duty that is included in the amount of turnover (gross) and not the entire amount of liability arising during the year.

Export Benefi ts

Export benefi ts under duty entitlement passbook scheme is accrued whenever ascertainable.

Interest

Revenue is recognised on a time proportion basis taking into account the amount outstanding and the rate applicable.

Dividends

Revenue is recognised when the shareholders’ right to receive payment is established by the balance sheet date. Dividend from subsidiaries, if any, is recognised even if same are declared after the balance sheet date but pertains to period on or before the date of balance sheet as per the requirement of Schedule VI of the Companies Act, 1956.

(j) Taxes on Income

Tax expense comprises of current, deferred and fringe benefi t tax. Current income tax and fringe benefi t tax is measured at the amount expected to be paid to the tax authorities in accordance with the Indian Income Tax Act. Deferred income taxes refl ects the impact of current year timing differences between taxable income and accounting income for the year and reversal of timing differences of earlier years.

Deferred tax is measured based on the tax rates and the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that there is reasonable certainty that suffi cient future taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets can be realised. In situations where the Company has unabsorbed depreciation or carry forward tax losses, all deferred tax assets are recognised only if there is virtual certainty supported by convincing evidence that they can be realised against future taxable profi ts.

At each balance sheet date the Company re-assesses unrecognised deferred tax assets. It recognises unrecognised deferred tax assets to the extent that it has become reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be that suffi cient future taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets can be realised.


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The carrying amount of deferred tax assets are reviewed at each balance sheet date. The Company writes-down the carrying amount of a deferred tax asset to the extent that it is no longer reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that suffi cient future taxable income will be available against which deferred tax asset can be realised. Any such write-down is reversed to the extent that it becomes reasonably certain or virtually certain, as the case may be, that suffi cient future taxable income will be available.

(k) Inventories

Raw Materials, Production Consumables, Stores and Spares is valued at lower of cost and net realizable value. However, materials and other items held for use in the production of inventories are not written down below cost if the fi nished products in which they will be incorporated are expected to be sold above cost. Cost is determined on a Weighted Average basis. Work-in-progress and fi nished goods is valued at lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost includes direct material and labour and a proportion of manufacturing overheads based on normal capacity. Value of fi nished goods also include excise duty. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less estimated cost of completion and cost to make the sale.

(l) Investments

Investments that are readily realisable and intended to be held for not more than a year are classifi ed as current investments. All other investments are classifi ed as long-term investments. Current investments are carried at lower of cost and fair value determined on an individual investment basis. Long-term investments are carried at cost. However, provision for diminution in value, if any, is made to recognise a decline other than temporary in the value of the investments.

(m) Foreign Currency Transactions

(i) Initial Recognition

Foreign currency transactions are recorded in the reporting currency, by applying to the foreign currency amount the exchange rate between the reporting currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction.

(ii) Conversion

Foreign currency monetary items are reported using the closing rate. Non-monetary items which are carried in terms of historical cost denominated in a foreign currency are reported using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction; and non-monetary items which are carried at fair value or other similar valuation denominated in a foreign currency are reported using the exchange rates that existed when the values were determined.

(iii) Exchange Difference

Exchange differences, in respect of accounting periods commencing on or after 7th December, 2006, arising on reporting of long-term foreign currency monetary items at rates different from those at which they were initially recorded during the period, or reported in previous fi nancial statements, in so far as they relate to the acquisition of a depreciable capital asset, are added to or deducted from the cost of the asset and are depreciated over the balance life of the asset, and in other cases, are accumulated in a “Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account” in the enterprise’s fi nancial statements and amortized over the balance period of such long-term asset/liability but not beyond accounting period ending on or before 31st March, 2011

Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items not covered above, or on reporting such monetary items of Company at rates different from those at which they were initially recorded during the year, or reported in previous fi nancial statements, are recognized as income or as expenses in the year in which they arise.

(iv) Forward Exchange Contracts not intended for trading or speculation purposes

The premium or discount arising at the inception of forward exchange contracts is amortised as expense or income over the life of the contract. Exchange differences on such contracts are recognised in the statement of profi t and loss account in the year in which the exchange rates change. Any profi t or loss arising on cancellation or renewal of forward exchange contract is recognised as income or as expense for the year.

(n) Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net profi t or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders (after deducting preference dividends and attributable taxes) by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period. Partly paid equity shares are treated as a fraction of an equity share to the extent that they were entitled to participate in dividends relative to a fully paid equity share during the reporting period. The weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period are adjusted for events of bonus issue; bonus element in a rights issue to existing shareholders; share split; and reverse share split (consolidation of shares).

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weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period are adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares.

(o) Provisions

A provision is recognised when an enterprise has a present obligation as a result of past event; it is probable that an outfl ow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, in respect of which a reliable estimate can be made. Provisions are not discounted to its present value and are determined based on best estimate required to settle the obligation at the balance sheet date. These are reviewed at each balance sheet date and adjusted to refl ect the current best estimates.

(p) Cash and Cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet comprise cash in hand and at bank in current account. Margin deposit and term deposit with an original maturity of three months or less are considered as cash equivalent.

(q) Derivative Instruments

As per the ICAI announcement, accounting for derivative contract, other than those covered under AS 11, are marked to market on a portfolio basis, and the net loss after considering the offsetting effect on the underlying hedge item is charged to the income statement. Net gains are ignored.

(r) Retirement and other employee benefi ts

(i) Retirement benefi ts in the form of Provident Fund is a defi ned contribution scheme and the contributions are charged to the Profi t and Loss Account of the year when the contributions to the respective funds are due. There are no other obligations other than the contribution payable to the respective fund.

(ii) Gratuity liability are defi ned benefi t obligations and are provided for on the basis of an actuarial valuation on projected unit credit method made at the end of each fi nancial year.

(iii) Short term compensated absences are provided for based on estimates. Long term compensated absences are provided for based on actuarial valuation. The actuarial valuation is done as per projected unit credit method.

(iv) Actuarial gains/losses are immediately taken to profi t and loss account and are not deferred.

(s) Central Value Added Tax (CENVAT)

CENVAT claimed on capital goods is reduced from the cost of plant and machinery/capital work-in-progress. CENVAT claimed on purchases of raw

material and other materials is reduced from the cost of such materials.

(t) Leases

(i) Where the Company is the Lessee

Lease rentals in respect of fi nance lease arrangements entered up to 31st March, 2001 are segregated into cost of the asset and interest components by applying an implicit internal rate of return. The cost component is amortised over the useful life of the asset and the interest component is recognised in the Profi t and Loss Account. Lease payments in excess of the charge for the year are treated as prepaid lease rentals wherever agreement is existing and in other cases it has been added to the carrying cost of the fi xed assets.

Finance leases entered on or after 1st April, 2001, which effectively transfer to the Company substantially all the risks and benefi ts incidental to ownership of the leased item, are capitalized at the lower of the fair value and present value of the minimum lease payments at the inception of the lease term and disclosed as leased assets. Lease payments are apportioned between the fi nance charges and reduction of the lease liability based on the implicit rate of return. Finance charges are charged directly against income. Lease management fees, legal charges and other initial direct costs are capitalised.

If there is no reasonable certainty that the Company will obtain the ownership by the end of the lease term, capitalized leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term.

Leases where the lessor effectively retains substantially all the risks and benefi ts of ownership of the leased term, are classifi ed as operating leases. Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense in the Profi t and Loss account on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(ii) Where the Company is the Lessor

Assets subject to operating lease are included in fi xed assets. Lease income is recognised in the Profi t and Loss account on a straight line basis over the lease term. Costs including depreciation are recognised as an expense in the Profi t and Loss account. Initial direct costs such as legal costs, brokerage costs, etc are recognised immediately in the Profi t and Loss account.


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3. Contingent Liabilities not provided for Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores

(i) (a) Bills discounted 14.29 59.66

(b) Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debt in respect of:

— Disputed sales tax matters in respect which the Company has gone in appeal 342.49 502.84

[including amount already paid Rs. 147.34 crores (Previous year Rs.226.97 crores)]

— Disputed Excise duty matters in respect which the Company has gone in appeal 1.42 1.52

— Disputed Custom duty / export duty matters in respect which the Company has gone in appeal 207.93 207.93

— Tax of sale of electricity demanded by sales tax authorities on Essar Power Limited 45.91 45.91

— Electricity duty charged on Essar Power Limited by Gujarat Electricity Board 509.63 465.62

— Wheeling Charges demanded by Gujarat Electricity Board 215.95 149.96

[including amount already paid Rs. 27.23 Crores (Previous year Rs. 27.23 Crores)]

— Others — 2.98

[including amount already paid Rs Nil (Previous year Rs. 0.15 Crore)]

Future cash outfl ows in respect of above matters are determinable only on receipt of judgments / decisions pending at various forums / authorities.

(c) Guarantees given to various banks, fi nancial institutions, fi nance companies, etc. on behalf of others [Balance outstanding as on 31.03.2009 is Rs. 844.94 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 1,423.87 Crores) 1,026.63 1,517.05

The Company and Essar Power Limited (EPOL) have provided corporate guarantee of Rs. 1,537.00 Crores each, on behalf of Loop Telecom Private Limited (LOOP), favouring State Bank of India (SBI) against (a) Term loan of Rs. 725.00 Crores and (b) Bank guarantee of Rs. 812.00 Crores, availed by LOOP.

Of the said guarantee, LOOP has utilised guarantee of Rs. 725.00 Crores against the term loan availed from State Bank of India. As the Company and EPOL, issued the corporate guarantees simultaneously, the Company has considered Rs. 362.50 Crores being 50 % of Rs. 725.00 Crores as its contingent liability. The bank guarantee will be utilised against the licence fees payable by LOOP, after it starts operation.

Further, the Company has also received counter guarantee for the same from BPL Communications Limited for Rs. 1,537.00 Crores.

(ii) Arrears of fi xed dividend on Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares 7.66 2.56

4. (a) Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and not provided for 373.71 587.93

(b) Custom duty on pending export obligation under EPCG scheme 46.50 141.89


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5 Segment Information Primary Business Segment The Company is primarily engaged in a single business segment of manufacture and sale of steel, and accordingly, this

is the only primary reportable segment. Geographical Segments Secondary segmental reporting is based on the geographical location of customers. The geographical segments have been

disclosed based on revenues within India (sales to Customers within India) and revenues outside India (sales to customers located outside India). Secondary segment assets and liabilities are based on the location of such asset/liability.

Information about Secondary Geographical Segments

Rs. in CroresSegment information Year Ended 31st March, 2009 Year Ended 31st March, 2008

India Outside India Total India Outside India TotalRevenue (Income from operation) 9,837.07 2,866.71 12,703.78 8,769.01 3,141.65 11,910.66Carrying amount of segment assets 14,859.99 227.17 15,087.16 14,147.88 158.57 14,306.45Carrying amount of segment liabilities 7,445.77 2,865.73 10,311.50 6,950.45 2,724.67 9,675.12Additions to fi xed assets 683.02 — 683.02 1,169.97 — 1,169.97

6 Leases Finance lease

Aircraft is obtained on fi nance lease. The lease term is for 5 years and renewable for further period after which the legal title is passed to the lessee. There is no escalation clause in the lease agreement. There are no restrictions imposed by lease arrangements. There are no subleases.

Operating lease

Residential Houses for staff accommodation , offi ces and equipments are obtained on operating lease. Lease rent is payable as per the lease term. The lease term is generally for 11 months and renewable for a further period at the option of the Company. There is no escalation clause in the lease agreement. There are no restrictions imposed by lease arrangements. There are no subleases.

Year Ended Year Ended31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008

Rs. Crores Rs. Crores Rs. Crores Rs. CroresFinance lease Operating lease Finance lease Operating lease

(i) Assets taken on fi nance lease on or after 01.04.2001

Total minimum lease payments at the year end 4.10 — 7.18 —

Less: amount representing fi nance charges 0.33 — 0.96 —

Present value of minimum lease payments (Rate of interest: 12.19% p.a.) 3.77 — 6.22 —

Lease payments for the year 3.08 22.34 3.07 30.35 Contingent rent recognised in Profi t and

Loss Account — — — — Minimum Lease Payments : Not later than one year (For fi nance

lease: Present value Rs.2.77 Crores as on 31.03.2009) 3.08 5.42 3.08 5.37

Later than one year but not later than fi ve years [For fi nance lease: Present value Rs. 1.00 Crores as on 31.03.2009] 1.03 21.67 4.10 21.47

Later than fi ve years [For fi nance lease: Present value Rs. Nil as on 31.03.2009] — 59.15 — 63.95

(ii) Future lease obligation for Assets taken on fi nance leases prior to 01.04.2001 5.35 — 9.66 —


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7 Disclosure of related party transactions as required by Accounting Standard - 18 Related Party Disclosures:(a) Holding Company

1 Essar Steel Holdings Limited, Mauritius

2 Essar Global Limited, Cayman Islands – Holding Company of Essar Steel Holdings Limited

(b) Subsidiary

1 Essar Steel (Jharkhand) Limited (ESJL)

2 Essar Steel Trading FZE, Dubai (Essar FZE)

(c) Fellow Subsidiary

1 Essar Steel (Chhattisgarh) Limited (ESCL) 9 Essar Shipping Port and Logistics Limited (ESL)

2 Hazira Plate Limited (HPLT) 10 Aegis BPO Service Limited (AEGIS)

3 Essar Steel (Hazira) Limited (ESHL) 11 PT Essar Indonesia (PTEI)

4 Hazira Pipe Mill Limited (HPML) 12 Teletech Investments (India) Limited (Teletech)

5 Essar Construction (India) Limited (ECL) 13 Essar Engineering Services Limited (EESL)

6 ETHL Global Capital Limited (ETHL) 14 Essar Logistics Limited (ELL)

7 Essar SEZ Hazira Limited (Essar SEZ) 15 Essar Steel (Orissa) Limited (ESOL) *

8 Essar Shipping & Logistics Limited (ESLL)

* Ceased to be Subsidiary with effect from 22nd September, 2008

(d) Associates

1 Essar Power Limited (EPOL)

2 Bhander Power Limited (BPOL)

3 Essar Bulk Terminal Limited (EBTL)

(e) Key Management Personnel

1 Mr. Vikram Amin, Director (Marketing) (VA)

2 Mr. Robin Banerjee, Director (Finance) (RB) *

3 Mr. Mahadev Iyer, Director (Finance) (MI) **

4 Mr. Dilip Oommen, Wholetime Director (DO) ***

* Ceased to be director of the company with effect from 16th February, 2009.

** Appointed as Director with effect from 16th February, 2009.

*** Appointed as Director with effect from 7th July, 2008.

(f) Individuals owning, directly or indirectly, an interest in the voting power that gives them control or signifi cant infl uence

1 Mr. Shashi Ruia, Chairman

2 Mr. Ravi Ruia, Vice Chairman

3 Mr. Prashant S Ruia, Director

4 Mr. Anshuman S. Ruia

5 Mr Rewant Ruia, Director

(g) Enterprises commonly controlled or infl uenced by major shareholders/directors/Key management personnel's of the company

1 Click For Steel Services Limited (CFS) 8 Futura Travels Limited (FTL)

2 Essar Agrotech Limited (EAL) 9 India Securities Limited (ISL)

3 Essar House Limited (EHL) 10 Essar Oil Limited (EOL)

4 Essar Information Technology Limited (EITL) 11 Imperial Consultants Private Limited (ICPL)

5 Essar Investment Limited (EIL) 12 Essar Infrastructure Services Limited (EISL)

6 Essar Projects Limited (EPL) 13 Essar Steel Hypermarts Limited (Hypermart)

7 Essar Properties Limited (EPRL)


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During the period, following transactions were carried out with some of the related parties in the ordinary course of business:(excluding reimbursement)

Holding Company

Subsidiary Fellow Subsidiary

Associates Enterprisescommonly

controlled orinfl uenced

by majorshareholders

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ManagementPersonnel ofthe company

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Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores(a) Sale of Goods - 1,368.41 603.63 0.55 - - -

- (291.68) (148.40) (1.15) (11.00) - - (b) Income-Lease Rentals/Rent building - - 6.05 - - - -

- - (4.27) - (3.48) - - (c) Interest Income-Others - - 0.46 - 28.85 - -

- - - - - - - (d) Miscellaneous Income - - 1.45 0.31 0.31 - -

- - (0.34) - - - - (e) Profi t on sale of fi xed assets (PTEI) - - - - - - -

- - - - (0.09) - - (f) Purchase of Raw Materials,Stores and Spares,

Production Consumables and Freight - - 643.03 2.98 - - -

- - (4.60) (6.58) (478.31) - -

(g) Purchase of Petroleum Products (Fuel) - - - 26.69 17.04 - - - - - - (19.60) - -

(h) Power Processing Charges - - - 419.28 - - - - - - (337.55) - - -

(i) Water Charges - - - (5.01) - - - - - - (-4.49) - - -

(j) Repairs and Maintenance - - 9.31 1.86 33.87 - - - - (5.86) (2.02) (22.33) - -

(k) Plant and Equipment Hire Charges - - 29.45 - - - - - - (23.50) - (0.75) - -

(l) Labour Sub Contract Charges - - 35.11 - - - - - - (30.15) - (25.01) - -

(m) Traveling and Conveyance - - - - 40.27 - - - - - - (29.88) - -

(n) Professional Fees - - 1.46 - 44.43 - - - - - - (11.84) - -

(o) Freight Outwards paid - - 589.89 - - - - - - - - (621.56) - -

(p) Interest to Banks and Others - 23.81 - - -5.83 - - - (10.07) - - (5.83) - -

(q) Lease Rentals - Plant and Equipments - - - - 3.87 - - - - - - (5.68) - -

(r) Directors Remuneration (including perquisites) - - - - - 5.33 - - - - - - (2.73) -

(s) Directors Sitting Fees * Rs. 60,000.00 - - - - - - * ** Rs. 55,000.00 - - - - - - (**)

(t) Capital Contract - - 133.13 - 2.54 - - - - (338.51) - (0.22) - -

(u) Sales of Fixed assets (ECL and PTEI) - - - - - - - - - (2.68) - (1.11) - -

(v) Loans given (Essar FZE) - - - - - - - - (6.85) - - - - -

(w) Loans repaid (Essar FZE) - - - - - - - - (6.85) - - - - -

(x) Dividend Income (Essar FZE) - 40.42 - - - - - - - - - - - -

(y) Offi ce Rent - - 0.36 - 8.54 - - - - (0.36) - (6.68) - -


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Holding Company

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Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores Rs. crores

(z) Miscellaneous Expenses - - 1.20 - - - -

- - (6.84) - (4.61) - -

(aa) Sales Commission (Essar Steel Holdings Limited) 26.48 - - - - - -

(1.77) - - - - - -

(ab) ICD Given - - 35.15 - 727.18 - -

- - - - (65.00) - -

(ac) Repayment of ICD given - - 34.90 - 445.00 - -

- - - - (65.00) - -

(ad) ICD taken - - 125.00 177.00 - - -

- - - - (254.27) - -

(ae) Repayment of ICD taken - - 125.00 177.00 254.27 - -

- - - - (100.00) - -

(af) Purchase of Investment - 3.95 272.21 - - - -

- - (81.67) - - - -

(ag) Security Deposit Received (Essar SEZ) - - 36.26 - - - -

- - (54.00) - - - -

(ah) Sale of Stores and Spares (EPOL) - - - - - - -

- - - (23.87) - - -

(ai) Miscellaneous balances written off (CFS) - - - - - - -

- - - - (0.95) - -

(aj) Corporate Guarantee given - - 104.58 - - - -

- - - - - - -

(ak) Corporate Guarantee Discharged (ESHL) - - 595.00 - - - -

- - (186.13) - - - -

Balance Outstanding as at year end

Long Term Investments - 7.77 472.85 296.45 13.78 - -

- (3.87) (146.95) (350.09) (13.78) - -

Sundry Debtors - - 164.74 0.46 3.90 - -

- - (77.16) (0.32) (9.35) - -

Other Current Assets - 40.42 - - 30.42 - -

- - - - (14.60) - -

Loan & Advances

Deposit (Including ICD) - - 0.29 - 377.19 - -

- - - - (87.59)

Other Advance (Including Advance towards Equity)

- 1.55 120.47 40.47 1.20 0.06 -

- (6.22) (6.46) - (14.36) (0.26) -

Capital Advances (Capital Work in Progress) - - 20.11 - - - -

- - (40.58) - - - -

Sundry Creditors (Including Acceptances) 2.42 - 193.06 59.41 43.48 - -

(1.77) - (315.08) (60.28) (108.00) - -

Advance from Customers - 155.84 34.38 - 0.36 - -

- (464.13) (25.73) - (0.61) - -

Guarantees Given to various bank, fi nancial institutions, fi nance companies, etc. on behalf of others [Facilities outstanding Rs. 482.44 Crores (Previous Year 1,061.37 Crores)]

- - 104.58 177.00 382.55 - -

- - (595.00) (177.00) (382.55) - -


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Essar Steel Limited

38

8 Employee Benefi t

(i) Defi ned benefi t plan

The Company has a defi ned benefi t gratuity plan. Every employee who has completed fi ve years or more of service gets a gratuity on departure at 15 days salary (last drawn salary) for each completed year of service. The scheme is funded with an insurance Company in the form of a qualifying insurance policy.

The following tables summarise the components of net benefi t expense recognised in the profi t and loss account and the funded status and amounts recognised in the balance sheet for the respective plans.


Rs. in Crores Rs. in Crores

Profi t and Loss accountNet employee benefi t expense (recognised in Employee Cost)

Current Service Cost 1.58 2.64

Interest Cost 1.10 0.76

Expected Return on Plan Assets (0.84) (0.63)

Net Actuarial (gain)/loss recognised in the year 0.28 2.14

Expenses Recognised in the Income Statement 2.12 4.91

Actual return on Plan Assets 0.95 0.54

Balance SheetDetails of provision for Gratuity

Present Value of Obligation (A) 16.41 14.23

Fair value of Plan Assets (B) (11.18) (10.78)

Liability Recognised in Balance Sheet 5.23 3.45

(A) Changes in the present value of the defi ned benefi t obligation are as follows:Projected Benefi t Obligations (PBO) at the beginning of the year 14.23 10.21

Interest Cost 1.10 0.76

Service Cost 1.58 2.64

Benefi ts paid (0.90) (1.42)

Actuarial (gain)/loss on obligations 0.39 2.04

PBO at the end of the year 16.41 14.23

(B) Changes in the fair value of plan assets are as follows:Fair Value of Plan Assets at the beginning of the year 10.78 5.51

Expected Return on Plan Assets 0.84 0.63

Contributions/Transfers 0.35 6.16

Benefi ts paid (0.90) (1.42)

Actuarial Gain / (loss) on Plan Assets 0.11 (0.10)

Fair Value of Plan Assets at the end of the year 11.18 10.78

Investment details of plan assets100% of the plan assets are with Insurance Company.

AssumptionsDiscount Rate 7.60% 8.00%

Rate of Return on Plan Assets 8.50% 8.00%

Mortality LIC (1994-96) LIC (1994-96)

The estimates of future salary increases, considered in actuarial valuation, take into account infl ation, seniority, promotion and other relevant factors such as supply and demand factors in the employment market.


39

Experience History Rs. in CroresParticular As at

31st March, 2009Defi ned Benefi t Obligation at end of the period (16.41)Plan assets at end of the period 11.18Funded Status (5.23)Experience Gain/(Loss) adjustments on plan liabilities 0.01Experience Gain/(Loss) adjustments on plan assets 0.11Actuarial Gain/(Loss) due to change in assumptions (0.40)

The Company expects to contribute Rs. 2.41 Crores to its plan assets in 2009-10.

(ii) Salaries, wages and bonus in Schedule 19 includes Leave encashment of Rs. 5.19 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 2.97 Crores). The Company has made provision of Rs. Nil ( Previous Year Rs. 0.14 Crore) for long term service award on the basis of average expense incurred in the past years.

9. Earnings per share has been calculated as under:


Net Profi t as per Profi t & Loss Account Rs. Crores 185.20 Rs. Crores 428.62Less: Dividend on preference shares for the year (including dividend distribution tax) Rs. Crores 5.10 Rs. Crores 5.34Net Earning for the purpose of basic and diluted earning per shares Rs. Crores 180.10 Rs. Crores 423.28Number of shares outstanding at the beginning and end of the year 1,139,810,888 1,139,810,888Weighted average number of shares for the purpose of calculating earning per share 1,139,810,888 1,139,810,888Earnings per shareBasic earning per Equity share of Rs. 10 each (in Rupees) 1.58 3.71Diluted earning per Equity share of Rs. 10 each (in Rupees) 1.58 3.71

10. Derivative Instruments and Unhedged Foreign Currency Exposure

(A) Derivative Instruments

Sr No.

Type of Transaction Amount31st March

2009

Amount31st March

2008

Currency Purpose

1 Coupon Only Swaps (USD / INR) 2,500,000,000 — INR To reduce the interest cost on Long Term Rupee Term loan

2 Rupee Indexed Interest Rate Swaps (Overnight Index Swap)

— 2,000,000,000 USD To reduce the interest cost on Long Term Rupee Term loan

3 Cross Currency Swaps (USD / CHF) 20,000,000 30,000,000 USD To reduce the interest cost on Foreign Currency Loans.

4 Cross Currency Swaps (USD / INR) 20,000,000 — USD To reduce the interest cost on Foreign Currency Loans.

5 Cross Currency Swaps (USD / JPY) — 10,000,000 USD To reduce the interest cost on Foreign Currency Loans.

6 Interest Rate Swap — 85,000,000 USD To reduce the interest cost on Foreign Currency Loans.

7 Interest Rate Swap Libor linked 180,000,000 — USD To reduce the interest cost on Foreign Currency Loans.

8 Currency Options (USD / INR) 319,500,000 188,000,000 USD To hedge foreign currency risk on exports

9 Foreign Currency Options 25,500,000 — EURO To hedge foreign currency risk on exports

10 Foreign Currency Options — 272,120,000 USD To hedge foreign currency risk on exports

11 USD Forward sale contracts 25,000,000 68,679,311 USD To hedge foreign currency risk on exports

12 EURO Forward sale contracts — 61,647,138 EURO To hedge foreign currency risk on exports

13 USD Forward purchase contracts 133,659,729 64,021,638 USD To hedge foreign currency risk on repayment of loans

14 EURO Forward purchase contracts 2,856,104 — EURO To hedge foreign currency risk on repayment of loans

15 Cross Currency EURO/USD Forward purchase contracts

28,323,275 — EURO To hedge foreign currency risk on repayment of loans

16 Foreign Currency Options — 153,000,000 USD To hedge foreign currency risk on Imports


Essar Steel Limited

40

(B) Unhedged Foreign Currency Exposure

As at 31st March, 2009 As at 31st March, 2008

Sr No.

Particulars of Transactions Foreign Currency (FC)

Amount in FC

Amount(Rs. In Crores)

Amount in FC

Amount

(Rs. In Crores)

1 Sundry Creditors CHF — — 6,030 0.02

EURO 1,606,211 10.99 10,594,850 67.25

GBP 41,808 0.31 483,414 3.87

JPY — — 9,145,350 36.85

SEK 5,605,000 3.50 3,400,000 2.31

USD 4,450,651 22.90 20,230,290 81.14

NOK 568,533 0.43 1,251,571 0.99

AED — — 87,056 0.10

AUD 7,200 0.03 89,850 0.33

CAD 639,537 2.63 2,996 0.01

2 Buyer’s Credit CHF 400,280 1.80 460,461 1.86

EURO 9,432,203 64.54 12,349,796 78.38

GBP 611,553 4.52 803,934 6.44

USD 22,668,711 116.63 8,457,385 33.92

3 Foreign Currency Loans USD 287,731,126 1,480.38 291,170,453 1,167.88

EURO 15,570,464 106.55 23,723,200 150.57

4 Sundry Debtors USD 23,030,339 116.37 14,208,945 56.15

EURO 3,780,584 25.22 12,500,680 77.93

AED 4,750,322 6.41 — —

5 Advance from Customers AED — — 5,429,825 6.05

EURO 74,423 0.51 1,002,267 6.36

USD 68,714,496 353.54 154,231,156 618.62

6 Other Current Assets USD 8,000,000 40.42 — —

7 Cash and Bank Balances USD 909,300 4.59 406,769 1.61

11 (a) Investments (Others - Quoted) include 2,10,400 equity shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Oil Limited (EOL) amounting to Rs. 0.90 Crore, pledged with ICICI Bank Limited as collateral to various loans granted by ICICI Bank Limited to EOL.

(b) Investment (Trade – Unquoted) include 21,70,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 4 each (Previous Year Rs. 10 Each) of Essar Power Limited (EPOL) amounting to Rs. 163.36 Crores (Previous Year Rs. 217.00 crores), in respect of which the Company has executed set of Non-Disposal Undertakings in favour of IDBI Trusteeship Services Limited, as trustee, for various fi nancial facilities availed by Essar Steel Holding Limited (ESHL), Essar Steel (Hazira) Limited and Essar Global Limited (EGL) from ICICI Bank Limited, ICICI Bank Canada Limited and Standard Chartered Bank pursuant to the respective facility agreements.

Also, the Company has entered into a shareholder’s agreement with Essar Power Holdings Limited (EPHL) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell all or some of the shares held by it in EPOL to a third party buyer, such number of shares held by it, as may be specifi ed by EPHL to such third party buyer (the “Drag Along Right).

(c) Investment (Trade – Unquoted) include 9,65,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Bhander Power Limited amounting to Rs. 100.19 crores and 49,940 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each of Essar Steel (Orissa) Limited amounting to Rs. 0.05 crores, in respect of which the Company has executed set of negative lien undertakings, for various fi nancial facilities availed by Essar Steel Holding Limited (ESHL), Essar Steel (Hazira) Limited and Essar Global Limited (EGL) from ICICI Bank Limited, ICICI Bank Canada Limited and Standard Chartered Bank pursuant to the respective facility agreements.


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12 During the year, Essar Power Limited (EPOL) demerged its non core investment division into an existing entity Teletech Investments (India) Limited (Teletech). The scheme of demerger was approved by honorable High courts of Bombay on August 22, 2008 and Madras on September 10, 2008. As per the scheme of demerger, Teletech allotted 2,56,79,372 equity shares of Rs.10 each fully paid-up to share holder of EPOL in the ratio 1000:40. Accordingly, the Company received 86,80,001 shares comprising 9.4% shareholding in Teletech. The cost of the Company’s initial investment in EPOL has been split into cost of Investment in Teletech based on the proportion, the net assets of demerged division bears to the total networth of EPOL before demerger. Accordingly, the cost of investment of Rs. 217.00 crores in EPOL has been apportioned as given below:

Particulars Rs. in crores

Value of Investment in EPOL 163.36

Value of Investment in Teletech 53.64

Total 217.00

13 Loans and Advances include due from directors Rs. 6,03,412 (Previous year Rs. 25,80,188). Maximum amount due from directors during the year Rs. 77,74,413 (Previous year Rs. 39,08,813).


Unit 31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008

Quantity Quantity

14 Capacity and Production

(a) Capacity

Licensed Capacity * *

Installed Capacity (as certifi ed by the management) per annum

Iron Ore Pellet MT 8,000,000 8,000,000

Hot Briquette Iron MT 5,000,000 5,000,000

Hot Rolled Coil/Sheet MT 3,600,000 3,600,000

Cold Rolled Coil MT 1,400,000 1,400,000

(b) Production



Hot Rolled Coils/Cold Rolled Coils/Sheets MT 3,145,086 3,368,764

(c) Captive Consumption


Change in WIP Iron Ore Pellet-Increase/(Decrease) MT 79,132 (175,631)


Hot Rolled Coils MT 46,443 48,118

Change in WIP Coils-Increase/(Decrease) MT 15,190 (8,728)

* Not applicable in terms of Government of India’s Notifi cation No. S.O.477(E) dated 25th July, 1991.


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16 Consumption of Raw MaterialsFines * MT 6,752,073 1,856.96 7,278,216 1,747.46 Iron Ore MT 658,375 445.76 1,164,876 556.54 Zinc MT 6,519 57.42 6,365 97.34 Cost of fi nes sold MT 220,771 53.56 —Others 74.39 117.40

2,488.09 2,518.74

* Includes freight and handling cost of Rs. 544.65 Crores (Previous year Rs. 330.38 crores) for transporting pellets from Vizag to Hazira

Year Ended Year Ended31st March 2009 31st March 2008

% of total Rs. Crores % of total Rs. Crores Imported (including purchased from canalising agency) 3 81.61 10 259.65 Indigenous 97 2,406.48 90 2,259.09

100 2,488.09 100 2,518.74

Year Ended Year EndedUnit 31st March 2009 31st March 2008

Quantity Rs. Crores Quantity Rs. Crores 17 Traded Goods

Opening Stock MT — — — — Purchases MT 5,921 23.64 — — Cost of Traded Goods Sold MT 5,372 21.49 — — Closing Stock MT 549 2.15 — —

Year Ended Year Ended31st March 2009 31st March 2008

% of total Rs. Crores % of total Rs. Crores 18 Consumption of Production Consumables, Stores and

SparesImported 49 802.58 29 414.05 Indigenous 51 831.45 71 1,007.06

100 1,634.03 100 1,421.11

Year Ended Year EndedUnit 31st March 2009 31st March 2008

Quantity Rs. Crores Quantity Rs. Crores15 Sales, Opening Stock and Closing Stock

(a) SalesIron Ore Pellet# MT 304,116 137.34 720,112 324.83Hot Briquette Iron MT 53,686 55.43 75,193 59.38Hot Rolled Coils/Cold Rolled Coils/Sheets # MT 3,058,172 12,075.35 3,365,980 10,966.98Traded Goods MT 5,372 18.90 — —Others # 416.76 559.47

12,703.78 11,910.66# Includes export benefi ts 28.46 128.11

(b) Opening Stock of Finished GoodsHot Briquette Iron MT 22,589 24.35 52,330 45.04Hot Rolled Coils/Cold Rolled Coils/Sheets MT 141,656 412.60 178,262 481.00Other MT 130,053 39.14 6,030 1.06

476.09 527.10(c) Closing Stock of Finished Goods

Hot Briquette Iron MT 18,114 23.07 22,589 24.35Hot Rolled Coils/Cold Rolled Coils/Sheets MT 166,936 504.92 141,656 412.60Other MT 179,188 34.89 130,053 39.14

562.88 476.09


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19 Directors’ Remuneration


31st March 2009 31st March 2008

Rs. Crores Rs. Crores

Salary and Allowances 4.99 2.46

Contribution to Provident and Other Funds 0.27 0.14

Other Perquisites* 0.07 0.13

5.33 2.73

* The perquisites value is calculated based on the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Note: As the future liability for gratuity and leave encashment is provided on an actuarial basis for the Company as a whole, the amount pertaining to the directors is not ascertainable and, therefore, not included above.

20 Auditors’ Remuneration (excluding service tax)

Audit Fees 2.37 1.13

Other Services 0.53 0.48

Reimbursement of Expenses 0.02 0.06

2.92 1.67

21 Value of Imports calculated on CIF basis

(including purchases from canalising agency)

Raw Materials 85.16 145.36

Production Consumables, Stores and Spares 1,026.01 706.72

Capital Goods 147.47 196.56

22 Net dividend remitted in foreign currency

0.01% Cumulative Redeemable Preference shares

Period to which it relates — From 1st April,2005 to 30th September,2007

Number of non-resident shareholders — 270

Number of preference shares on which dividend remitted — 119,499,243

Amount remitted (USD) — 91,171


31st March 2009 31st March 2008

Rs. Crores Rs. Crores23 Expenditure in Foreign Currency (on accrual basis)

Interest 150.46 162.93 Commission 67.09 38.46 Professional Fees 4.79 17.91 Others 19.92 37.16

24 Earning in Foreign Currency

(a) FOB Value of ExportsDirect Export 2,761.64 2,970.10

(b) OthersFreight recovered 162.22 252.72 Dividend 40.42 - Others 0.05 2.25


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As at As at31st March 2009 31st March 2008

Rs. Crores Rs. Crores 25 Capital Work-in-Progress including expenditure during construction period

(a) Buildings 58.84 75.64 (b) Plant and Machinery including technical know-how, supervision and other

capital expenditure 299.76 312.79

(c) Advances to suppliers for capital expenditure 171.92 155.84 (d) Expenditure during construction period *

Personnel ExpensesSalaries, Wages and Bonus 1.54 1.25 Contribution to Provident Fund and Other Funds 0.12 0.13 Staff Welfare Expenses 0.19 0.21

Administrative ExpensesTraveling and Conveyance Expenses 0.93 1.10 Postage, Telephone and Fax 0.28 0.38 Printing and Stationery 0.07 0.09 Legal and Professional Fees 1.05 0.93 Operating Lease Rent 0.16 0.15 Rates and Taxes 0.33 0.25 Vehicle Hire and Maintenance Charges 0.19 0.24 Miscellaneous Expenses 0.42 0.62

Finance Cost Interest on Term Loan 18.12 25.79

23.40 31.14 Add: Balance brought forward from Previous Year 30.85 102.52

54.25 133.66 Less: Allocated/transferred during the Year 35.16 102.81 Balance carried forward to next year 19.09 30.85 Total Capital Work-in-Progress [(a)+(b)+(c)+(d)] 549.61 575.12

* The expenditure debited to Profi t and Loss Account are net of above expenditure during construction period.

26 Long term advances from customer are secured by a guarantee from Bank/Financial Institutions which has a charge on the Company’s assets.

27 The Company has exercised the option as per the Companies Accounting Standard Rules, 2009. As per the option exchange differences related to long term foreign currency monetary items so far as they relate to the acquisition of a depreciable capital assets are capitalized and depreciated over the useful life of the assets and in other cases, are transferred to Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account and amortized over the balance period of such long term assets/liabilities but not beyond accounting period ending on or before 31st March 2011, the unamortized balance in this account is Rs. 37.30 Crore (Previous year Rs. Nil)

28 The Company has issued 4,35,98,951 10% CRPS of Rs. 10 each. Each CRPS will be redeemable at par in 12 equal monthly installments commencing from October 01, 2017 to September 01, 2018. The Company shall have option to redeem the CRPS at par in one or more tranches from any or all of the existing holders, anytime after the date of allotment together with arrears of dividend if any and the Board shall give one month’s notice for any such redemption to the registered holders of the CRPS.

29 The Company has circulated confi rmation for the identifi cation of suppliers registered under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006. The Company has not received any confi rmation from suppliers regarding their status under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 and hence disclosures, relating to amounts unpaid, if any, as at the year end together with interest paid / payable as required under the said Act have not been given.

30 Exceptional Item represents compensation paid on account of “take or pay “ clause as per the Framework gas sale agreement to a supplier of natural gas for non off take of the committed gas quantities.

31 (i) Details of amount due from Sundry Debtors under the same management within the meaning of section 370(1B):

Rs. in CroresSr

No

Parties As at

31st March, 2009

As at

31st March, 20081 Essar Steel (Hazira) Limited 0.38 21.52 2 Hazira Plate Limited 4.25 3.16 3 Hazira Pipe Mill Limited 1.77 -


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(ii) Details of loans and advances given to companies under the same management within the meaning of Section 370(1B)

Rs. in CroresSr. No.

Parties As at31st March,

2009

Maximum Amountoutstanding

during2008-2009

As at31st March,

2008

Maximum Amountoutstanding during

2007-2008

1 Hazira Plate Limited 0.36 8.21 4.41 14.08 2 Essar Steel (Chhattisgarh) Limited 2.93 2.93 1.91 1.91 3 Essar Steel (Hazira) Limited* 115.91 128.21 0.14 21.18 4 Essar Steel Orissa Limited 1.52 1.55 — —

* Includes Advance towards Equity Investment of Rs. 115.85 Crores.

32 Margin and term deposits of Rs. 424.68 Crore (Previous Year Rs. 297.07 Crore) have been pledged with banks as a security for opening Letters of Credit, Buyer’s Credit and against Bank Guarantee.

33 Provisions Rs. in CroresParticulars Indirect Tax Matter Other MattersBalance as at 31st March, 2008 19.73 11.40 Additions during the year — 25.38 Balance as at 31st March, 2009 19.73 36.78

(i) Provision for Indirect Tax

Essar Steel Limited (“the Company”) submitted a Letter of Approval (LOA) for setting up a SEZ Unit (“the Unit”) on 3rd October 2006. While such application was pending, the unit commenced operations on 27th October 2006. The production was used for captive consumption and the said facility was treated as normal domestic tariff area production, and was subjected to applicable Central Excise regime. The unit was approved on 11th January 2007 subject to fulfi llment of certain conditions which were fulfi lled on 21st March 2007. Accordingly, the Unit commenced operating as SEZ Unit from this date onwards. The Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI), Ahmedabad Zonal unit conducted investigations in the matter and issued a show cause notice (SCN) dated 7th April 2008. The SEZ unit of the Company has replied to the SCN and the DTA unit is in the process of replying to the SCN. Meanwhile, the Company paid the applicable customs duty deposit of Rs. 180.73 Crores on clearances upto 11th April 2007, as if it was a SEZ Unit, though the matter was under discussion with the appropriate authorities.

During the year ended on 31st March, 2007 the management, however, on its own volition and as a matter of abundant caution made a provision of Rs. 19.73 Crores being non cenvatable portion of customs duty paid for the period after the grant of LOA i.e., 11th January 2007 to 20th March, 2007. The Company is of the view, based on legal advise, that entire amount paid is refundable and / or cenvatable.

During the current year, the Company has availed CENVAT credit of Rs. 140.35 crores towards countervailing duty and cess out of the said deposit paid. The Company has received a legal opinion to support the credit availed.

Further, during the current year, the Company has received show-cause notice from the Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs proposing to deny such credit and the Company has submitted its response against the said notice received. Since the matter was kept in call book, and not likely to be adjudicated, the Company fi led a special civil application before the Honourable High Court of Gujarat seeking to quash the restriction on utilization of CENVAT Credit. The Honourable High Court granted interim stay on the restriction. The Company has also been advised by counsels that there is no restriction to utilize the disputed credit and accordingly the Company has started utilizing the credit for discharging the excise duty liability from the month of January 2009 onwards.

(ii) Provision for Other Matters

Provision for Other Matters represents, expected cost of shifting tails generated during the year at its benefi ciation plant at Kirandul from its current location to another location. The Provision is recognised based on estimated quantity of tails lying as at balance sheet date and the estimated cost of shifting tails. The Company expects that this cost will be incurred within two years from balance sheet date.

34 Previous year’s fi gures have been regrouped where necessary to confi rm to current year’s classifi cation.





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Balance Sheet Abstract and Company’s General Business Profi les:I. Registration Details

Registration No.

Balance Sheet Date 3 1 0 3 0 9 Date Month Year

II. Capital raised during the year (Amount in Rs.Crores)Public Issue Rights Issue

N I L N I LBonus Issue Private Placement (Preferential Allotment)

N I L N I L

III. Position of Mobilisation and Deployment of Funds (Amount in Rs.Crores)Total Liabilities* Total Assets **

1 2 3 6 5 . 8 0 1 2 3 6 5 . 8 0 Sources of Funds

Paid-up Capital Reserves & Surplus1 1 8 4 . 0 8 3 5 9 1 . 5 8

Secured Loans Unsecured Loans6 3 1 7 . 6 2 9 9 3 . 7 7

* Total liabilities includes Long term advance from customer of Rs. 165.07 Crores & Deffered tax liabilities of Rs. 113.68 Crores.** Total Assets includes Foreign Currency Monetary Item Translation Difference Account of Rs. 37.30 Crores.

Application of FundsNet Fixed Assets Investments

9 6 7 8 . 4 3 7 9 1 . 3 1 Net Current Assets Misc. Expenditure

1 8 5 8 . 7 6 N I LAccumulated Losses

N I L

IV. Performance of Company (Amount in Rs.Crores) Turnover Total Expenditure

1 1 8 7 3 . 4 8 1 1 5 7 2 . 6 7 + - Profi t/Loss before tax + - Profi t/Loss after tax� 3 0 0 . 8 1 � 1 8 5 . 2 0

(Please tick Appropriate box + for Profi t, - for Loss)Earning per Share in Rs. Dividend rate %

1 . 5 8 -

V. Generic Names of Three Principal Products/Services of Company (as per monetary terms)Item Code No. 2 6 0 1 (ITC Code)

Product I R O N O R E S A N D C O N C E N TDescription

R A T E S , O T H E R T H A N

R O A S T E D I R O N P Y R I T E S

L 2 7 1 0 0 G J 1 9 7 6 F L C 0 1 3 7 8 7 State Code 0 4


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Item Code No. 7 2 0 3 (ITC Code)Product F E R R O U S P R O D U C T SDescription

O B T A I N E D B Y D I R E C T

R E D U C T I O N O F I R O N

O R E A N D O T H E R S P O N G Y

F E R R O U S P R O D U C T S , I N

L U M P S , P E L L E T S O R

S I M I L A R F O R M S

Item Code No. 7 2 0 8 (ITC Code)

Product F L A T R O L L E D P R O D U C T SDescription

O F I R O N O R N O N A L L O Y

S T E E L O F A W I D T H O F

6 0 0 M M O R M O R E H O T

R O L L E D , N O T C L A D ,

P L A T E D O R C O A T E D

Item Code No.(ITC Code) 7 2 1 0




L E S S T H A N 6 0 0 M M C L A D

P L A T E D O R C O A T E D W I T H

Z I N C

Item Code No. 7 2 1 1 (ITC Code)




L E S S T H A N 6 0 0 M M H O T

R O L L E D , N O T C L A D ,

P L A T E D O R C O A T E D

For and on behalf of the Board P. S. Ruia Director

Mahadev Iyer Director Finance

V.G.Raghavan Director

Vikram Amin Director Marketing

Dilip Oommen Director

Narottam B VyasCompany Secretary

Mumbai, 19th May, 2009


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Cash fl ow statement for the year ended 31st March, 2009

Particulars Year ended Year ended


Rs in crores Rs in crores Rs in crores Rs in crores

A. Cash fl ow from operating activities

Net Profi t before taxation 300.81 831.38

Adjustments for -

Depreciation / Amortisation 828.11 766.52

Loss on sale/write off of Fixed Assets (net) 0.62 1.75

Profi t on sale of Current Investments (0.27) (0.07)

Dividend income (40.42) (0.37)

Finance Cost 789.47 829.47

Exchange variation and Derivative Losses (net) 539.75 (74.25)

Interest on deposits with banks and others (69.59) (28.82)

Liabilities no longer required written back (net) (60.43) (3.81)

Provision for Doubtful Debts (net) 1.65 (0.62)

1,988.89 1,489.80

Operating profi t before working capital changes 2,289.70 2,321.18

Movements in working capital:

Decrease/(Increase) in Sundry Debtors (34.89) 172.55

Decrease/(Increase) in Inventories (49.41) 220.66

Increase in Other Current Assets (0.95) (129.81)

Decrease in Loans & Advances 95.03 119.49

Decrease in Current Liabilities (432.47) (255.43)

(422.69) 127.46

Cash generated from operations 1,867.01 2,448.64

Direct taxes paid (net of refund) (91.91) (83.40)

Net cash from operating activities 1,775.10 2,365.24

B. Cash fl ow from investing activities

Purchase of fi xed assets (638.33) (629.43)

Proceeds from sale of fi xed assets 0.93 4.02

Sale of investments 310.34 425.07

Purchase of investments (630.07) (473.82)

(Gain)/Loss on cancellation of Forward Exchange Contracts 67.89 33.09

Inter Corporate Deposit Given (net) (397.02)

Dividend income - 0.37

Net cash used for investing activities (1,286.26) (640.70)

C. Cash fl ow from fi nancing activities

Redemption of preference share capital - (253.65)

Preference Dividend paid (Including Dividend Distribution Tax of Rs. 1.96

Crores)

- (13.46)

Proceeds from borrowings 2,735.43 1,518.26

Repayment of borrowings (1,940.30) (2,283.55)

Finance cost paid (785.37) (836.24)

Exchange variation and Derivative Losses (389.10) 148.67

Repayment of Long Term advances from customer 20.51 (21.86)

Repayment of Finance Lease liabilities (21.34) (16.08)

Net cash used in fi nancing activities (380.17) (1,757.91)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 108.67 (33.37)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year (see Note 3 below) 399.49 432.86

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year (see Note 3 below) 508.16 399.49

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 108.67 (33.37)


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Cash fl ow statement for the year ended 31st March, 2009Notes:

1 The above cash fl ow statement has been prepared under the ‘Indirect Method’ as set out in the Accounting Standard – 3 on Cash Flow Statements, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

2 Previous year fi gures have been regrouped where necessary to conform to current year’s classifi cation.

3 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand & balances with banks. Cash and cash equivalents included in the cash fl ow statement comprise the following:


Rs in crores Rs in crores Cash and Cheques on Hand 0.18 0.13 Balances with Scheduled Banks

on Current Accounts 17.72 102.29 on Margin Deposit Accounts — 1.04 on Term Deposit Accounts 490.26 296.03

508.16 399.49

Margin and term deposits of Rs. 424.68 Crore (Previous Year Rs. 297.07 Crore) have been pledged with banks as a security for opening Letters of Credit, Buyer’s Credit and against Bank Guarantee.





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Directors’ Report to the Members of Essar Steel Jharkhand LimitedYour Directors have pleasure in presenting the Fourth Annual Report on the working of the Company together with the Audited Accounts for the fi nancial year ended 31st March, 2009.

1. OPERATIONS During the year under review, the Company has made

further progress for setting up the Steel Plant in the state of Jharkhand. Initiatives have been taken for procurement of Land and allocation of mines.

2. DIRECTORS Shri Jatinder Mehra retires by rotation at the ensuing

Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment. The Board recommends his re-appointment.

Shri Mahadev Iyer, Shri Ashwini Kumar Singh and Shri Rajeev Kumar Mandirutta have been appointed as Additional Directors of the Company to hold offi ce as a Director up to the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Shri Robin Banerjee was appointed Additional Director of the Company during the period 18th December, 2008 to 16th February, 2009.

Shri V.G. Raghavan and Shri N. B. Vyas ceased to be Director of the Company consequent upon their resignations from the Board. The Board wishes to place on record their sincere appreciation for the contribution made by Shri V.G. Raghavan and Shri N.B. Vyas during their tenure as Directors of the Company.

3. AUDITORS M/s. S.R. Batliboi & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors

of the Company retires at the conclusion of Annual General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment.

4. PERSONNEL There are no employees working on the roll of the

Company as required by the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Company’s (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975.

5. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS/OUTGO

As the Company has not undertaken any manufacturing activity during the year, additional information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange as required to be disclosed in terms of Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is not applicable.

6. AUDITORS’ REPORT There are no qualifi cations/adverse observations in the

Auditors’ Report requiring information and explanations u/s 217(3) of the Companies Act, 1956. However with regard to delay in payment of tax deducted at source, Company has taken necessary steps by formulating

suitable control / reporting system to ensure timely deposit of statutory dues. The Company is in the process of raising long term debt for project fi nancing, pending the same, company has arranged short term funds for utilization in project work.

7. DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA)

of the Companies Act, 1956, with respect to Directors’ Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confi rmed;

(i) that in the preparation of the accounts for the fi nancial year ended 31st March, 2009 the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;

(ii) that the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2009 under review;

(iii) that the Directors have taken proper and suffi cient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and

(iv) that the Directors have prepared the accounts for the fi nancial year ended 31st March, 2009 on a ‘going concern’ basis.

8. SUBSIDIARY COMPANY During the year under review your Company continues

to be the subsidiary of Essar Steel Limited.

9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Your directors wish to place on record their appreciation

for the various departments of Central and State Governments and its bankers for their cooperation and support.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Mahadev IyerDirector

Place : Mumbai R.K. MandiruttaDate : 30th June, 2009 Director

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1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Essar Steel Jharkhand Limited (‘the Company’) as at March 31, 2009 and also the Profi t and Loss account and the cash fl ow statement for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These fi nancial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these fi nancial statements based on our audit.

2. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the fi nancial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the fi nancial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and signifi cant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall fi nancial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

3. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2003 (as amended) ( ‘the order’) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specifi ed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.

4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report that:

i. We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;

ii. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books;

iii. The balance sheet, profi t and loss account and cash fl ow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;

iv. In our opinion, the balance sheet, profi t and loss account and cash fl ow statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956.

v. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors, as on March 31, 2009, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that none of the directors is disqualifi ed as on March 31, 2009 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.

vi. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India;

a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2009

b) in the case of the profi t and loss account, of the loss for the year ended on that date; and

c) in the case of cash fl ow statement, of the cash fl ows for the year ended on that date.

S. R. BATLIBOI & CO.

Chartered Accountants

per Ravi Bansal

Place : Mumbai Partner Date : 30th June, 2009 Membership No.:49365

Auditors’ Report to the Members Essar Steel Jharkhand Limited

Annexure referred to in paragraph [3] of our report of even dateRe: Essar Steel Jharkhand Limited (‘the Company’) (i) (a) The Company does not have fi xed assets and thus

the provisions of the clause (i) (a) to (i) (c) of the order are not applicable to the Company.

(ii) (a) The company does not have any inventories and thus the provisions of the clause (ii) (a) to (ii) (c) of the order are not applicable to the Company.

(iii) (a) As informed, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, fi rms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and thus provisions of the clauses (iii) (b) to (iii) (d) of the order are not applicable.

(b) As informed, the Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured from companies,

fi rms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 and thus provisions of the clauses (iii) (f) and (iii) (g) of the order are not applicable.

(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of fi xed assets. During the course of our audit, no major weakness has been noticed in the internal control system in respect of this area. During the year, the company did not undertake any activity of purchase of inventory and sale of goods and services.



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(v) According to the information and explanations provided by the management, no contracts or arrangements referred to in section 301 of the Act were entered into during the year that needed to be entered into the register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.

(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.

(vii) The provisions relating to internal audit are not applicable to the Company.

(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company’s project is at start up stage of construction and the Company has not commenced commercial production. Hence maintenance of cost records is not applicable during the year under audit.

(ix) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including income-tax and cess have not been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities and there have been delays in large number of cases. The provisions relating to provident fund, sales-tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty, investor education and protection fund and employees’ state insurance were not applicable to the Company during the current year.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of income-tax, cess and other undisputed statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable. The provisions relating to provident fund, service tax, sales-tax, customs duty, excise duty, investor education and protection fund, employees’ state insurance and wealth tax were not applicable to the Company during the current year.

(c) According to the information and explanation given to us, there are no dues of income tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.

(x) The Company has been registered for a period of less than fi ve years and hence we are not required to comment on whether or not the accumulated losses at the end of the fi nancial year is fi fty per cent or more of its net worth and whether it has incurred cash losses in such fi nancial year and in the immediately preceding fi nancial year.

(xi) The Company has no outstanding dues in respect of fi nancial institution, bank or debenture holders.

(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the documents and

records produced to us, the Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.

(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/mutual benefi t fund/society. Therefore, the provisions of clause 4(xiii) of the order are not applicable to the Company.

(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4(xiv) of the order are not applicable to the Company.

(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank or fi nancial institutions.

(xvi) The Company did not have any term loans outstanding during the year.

(xvii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report that the Company has used funds raised on short-term basis for long-term investment. The Company has utilised net current liabilities amounting to Rs. 17,951,001 for payment towards advance for acquisition of land and normal preoperative expenditure for setting up an integrated steel plant project at Chaibasa district (Jharkhand).

(xviii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to parties or companies covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(xix) The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the year.

(xx) The Company has not raised any money through public issues during the year.

(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the fi nancial statements and as per the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of our audit.

S. R. BATLIBOI & CO. Chartered Accountants

per Ravi BansalPlace : Mumbai Partner Date : 30th June, 2009 Membership No.:49365


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As at As at

Schedules 31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008In Rs. In Rs.

SOURCES OF FUNDSShareholders’ Funds

Share Capital 1 500,000 500,000 Share Application Money Pending Allotment 3,400,000 3,400,000

3,900,000 3,900,000 APPLICATION OF FUNDS Capital Work in Progress 2 20,544,554 14,464,491 (Including Capital Advance)Current Assets, Loans and Advances

Cash and bank balances 3 203,609 547,178 Loans and advances 4 273,384 231,705

476,993 778,883 Less: Current Liabilities & Provisions

Current Liabilities 5 18,414,076 11,731,814 Provision 6 13,918 52,615

18,427,994 11,784,429 Net Current Assets (17,951,001) (11,005,546)

Profi t and Loss Account 1,306,447 441,055 3,900,000 3,900,000

Notes to Accounts 7The Schedules referred to above and notes to accounts form an integral part of the Balance Sheet.

As per our report of even date

S.R. Batliboi & Co. For and on behalf of Board of DirectorsChartered Accountants Essar Steel Jharkhand Limited

per Ravi Bansal Mahadev Iyer R. K. Mandirutta Partner Director DirectorMembership No. 49365

Place : Mumbai Place : Mumbai Date : 30th June, 2009 Date : 30th June, 2009

Profi t and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2009

ScheduleYear ended

31st March, 2009Year ended 31st

March, 2008In Rs. In Rs.

INCOMEIncome — —

— —EXPENDITUREBank Charges 10,374 5,604 Auditor’s Remuneration (Refer Note H of Schedule 7) 855,018 120,222

865,392 125,826 NET LOSS FOR THE YEAR 865,392 125,826 Balance as per last Balance Sheet brought forward 441,055 315,229 BALANCE LOSS CARRIED FORWARD TO BALANCE SHEET 1,306,447 441,055 Earnings Per Share - Nominal Value of Rs. 10/- each (Refer Note G of Schedule 7)- Basic (17.31) (2.52)- Diluted (2.22) (0.32)Notes to Accounts 7The Schedule referred to above and notes to accounts form an integral part of the Profi t & Loss Account.



per Ravi Bansal Mahadev Iyer R. K. Mandirutta Partner Director DirectorMembership No. 49365Place : Mumbai Place : Mumbai Date : 30th June, 2009 Date : 30th June, 2009

Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2009



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Schedules forming part of the Balance Sheet


In Rs. In Rs.Schedule 1 : Share capital Authorised10,00,000 (Previous year : 10,00,000) equity shares of Rs.10/- each 10,000,000 10,000,000 Issued, Subscribed and Paid Up50,000 (Previous year : 50,000) equity shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid 500,000 500,000 50,000 (Previous year : 50,000) equity shares are held by M/s Essar Steel Limited, the holding company together with its nominees.

Schedule 2: Capital Work in Progress Capital Advance for Land Acquisition [A] 2,120,650 2,120,650 Pre-Operative Expenditure (Pending Allocation) :-Rent (net) (Refer note F of Schedule 7) (including prior period expense of Rs. 318,205/-)

1,385,359 702,000

Electricity Expense 207,903 219,746 Communication Expenses 241,799 170,666 Travelling and Conveyance (including prior period expense of Rs. 49,085/-) 519,776 621,699 Postage and Telegram 12,452 14,506 Printing and Stationary 82,181 83,224 Legal and Professional Fees 772,726 584,668 Offi ce Repairs & Maintenance (including prior period expense of Rs. 519,565/-) 1,162,227 653,726 Mining and Development Expenses 804,458 —Fringe Benefi t Tax 66,457 74,051 Miscellaneous Expenses 824,725 824,508

6,080,063 3,948,794 Add: Balance brought forward from previous year 12,343,841 8,395,047

[B] 18,423,904 12,343,841

Total Capital Work in Progress [A]+[B] 20,544,554 14,464,491

Schedule 3: Cash and Bank Balances Cash on hand 590 7,172 Balances with scheduled banks: On current accounts 203,019 540,006 203,609 547,178

Schedule 4: Loans and Advances (Unsecured, considered good unless otherwise stated)Loans and Advances recoverable in cash or kind or value to be received(Refer Note I of Schedule 7) 31,590 67,004 Security Deposits 45,000 — Advance Tax (TDS) -Net 196,794 164,701

273,384 231,705

Schedule 5: Current LiabilitiesSundry Creditors: Dues to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Refer Note E of Schedule 7) — — Due to Others 8,446,628 5,257,552 Advance from Customers 9,900,000 6,200,000 Other Liabilities 67,448 274,262

18,414,076 11,731,814

Schedule 6: ProvisionProvision for Fringe Benefi t Tax - Net 13,918 52,615

13,918 52,615


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SCHEDULE 7 - NOTES FORMING PART OF THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 2009

A. Background and Nature of Operations

The Company was incorporated on June 17, 2005 as Essar Steel (Jharkhand) Limited. On July 26, 2006 the Company’s name has been changed to Essar Steel Jharkhand Limited. The Company is in process of setting a Steel Plant in the Chaibasa district of Jharkhand.

B. Signifi cant Accounting Policies

a. Basis of preparation

The fi nancial statements have been prepared to comply in all material respects with the notifi ed Accounting Standards by Companies Accounting Standard Rules, 2006 and the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956. The fi nancial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention on an accrual basis except in case of assets for which provision for impairment is made and revaluation is carried out. The accounting policies have been consistently applied by the Company and are consistent with those used in the previous year.

b. Use of Estimates

The preparation of fi nancial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the fi nancial statements and the results of operations during the reporting period end. Although these estimates are based upon management’s best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results could differ from these estimates.

c. Expenditure during Construction Period

All Cost including fi nance cost till commencement of commercial production is capitalized. Indirect expenditure incurred during construction period is capitalized as part of the indirect construction cost to the extent to which the expenditure is indirectly related to construction or is incidental thereto. Other indirect expenditure incurred during the construction period which are not related to the construction activity nor is incidental thereto is charged to the Profi t and Loss Account. Income earned from deposits earmarked against fi nancing facilities during construction period is deducted from the total of the indirect expenditure.

d. Cash and Cash Equivalent

Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet comprise cash at bank and in hand and short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

e. Operating Lease

Leases where the lessor effectively retains substantially all the risks and benefi ts of ownership of the leased term, are classifi ed as operating leases. Operating lease payments are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

f. Earning Per Share

Basic earning per share is calculated by dividing the net profi t or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average numbers of equity shares outstanding during the period.

For the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per share, the net profi t or loss for the period attributable to equity shareholders and the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period are adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares.

g. Income taxes

Tax expense comprises of current, deferred and fringe benefi t tax. Current and Fringe benefi t tax is measured at the amount expected to be paid to the tax authorities in accordance with the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961.

Deferred tax is measured based on the tax rates and the tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that there is reasonable certainty that suffi cient future taxable income will be available against which such deferred tax assets can be realised. In situations where the Company has unabsorbed depreciation or carry forward tax losses, all deferred tax assets are recognised only if there is virtual certainty supported by convincing evidence that they can be realised against future taxable profi ts.

h. Provisions

A provision is recognized when an enterprise has a present obligation as a result of past event; it is probable that an outfl ow of resources will be required to settle the obligation, in respect of which a reliable estimate can be made. Provisions are not discounted to its present value and are determined based on best estimate required to settle the obligation at the balance sheet date. These are reviewed at each balance sheet date and adjusted to refl ect the current best estimates.

i. Segment Reporting

The Company’s activities during the year revolve around setting up of the project (Refer Note C below). Considering the nature of Company’s business and operations, there are no reportable segments (business and/or geographical) in accordance with the requirements of Accounting Standard 17 – ‘Segment Reporting’, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

C. The Company is in the process of setting up steel plant (project) in the state of Jharkhand. The project is at start up stage of construction and the Company has not commenced revenue operations. The expenditure incurred directly or indirectly is classifi ed as Expenditure during Construction Period pending capitalization and will be apportioned to the Assets on the completion of project.

D. Related Parties:

a) Related Party where the control exists i. Holding Company: Essar Steel Limited (ESTL) ii. Ultimate Holding Company: Essar Global Ltd.(EGL) b) Fellow Subsidiary: Essar Constructions (India) Limited (ECIL) Essar Steel Orissa Limited (ESOL) Essar Steel Chhattisgarh Limited (ESCL) c) Individuals Owning, directly or indirectly, an interest

in voting power that gives them control or signifi cant infl uence:

Mr. Shashikant Ruia Mr. Ravikant Ruia Mr. Prashant Ruia Mr. Anshuman Ruia Mr. Rewant Ruia d) Enterprises commonly controlled or infl uenced by major

shareholders/directors/ key managerial personnel of the company (to the extent of transactions entered) –

Essar Power (Jharkhand) Limited (EPJL) Essar Investments Limited (EIL) Essar Oil Limited (EOL)



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During the year following transactions were carried out with the related party in the ordinary course of business:

Nature of Transactions Name of

Party

Holding

Company

Fellow

Subsidiaries

Enterprises commonly controlled or

infl uenced by major shareholders/

directors/ key managerial personnel

of the companyRecovery of Rent on property sublet and share in common expenses EOL — — 117,984

EOL — — (352,138)

EPJL — — 247,033

EPJL — — (346,844)

Expenses incurred by Company on their behalf (recoverable) ESCL — — —

ESCL — (10,778) —

Advance towards supply of materials ESTL 3,700,000 — —

ESTL (4,200,000) — —

Advance Received EIL — — 700,000

EIL — — —

Expenses incurred by others on behalf of the Company. ESTL 886,855 — —

ESTL — — —

ESCL — 702,394 —

ESCL — — —Figures in brackets represents previous period.

Amount Receivable / (Payable) as at year end:-

Closing Balance of the Party

As at 31st March, 2009

As at 31st March, 2008

EIL (8,89,951) (1,89,951)

ESTL (15,854,456) (1,12,67,601)

ESCL (702,394) 10,778

EOL — 50,851

EPJL 31,590 —

E. The Company has initiated the process of identifi cation of suppliers registered under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, by obtaining confi rmation from all the suppliers. Based on current information/confi rmations available with the company, there are no suppliers who are registered under the relevant act as at March 31, 2009.

F. Lease Rentals:

Operating lease

Offi ce premises are obtained on operating cancelable lease terms.

a) An offi ce premise at Ranchi is obtained on operating lease by one of the group company Essar Steel Limited and the same is sub-leased to the Company. The lease term for it was 60 month and is renewable for a further period of 60 months at the option of the company. The lease rent has been escalated by 15% in the current year and shall be further escalated by additional 5% in the next year. The Offi ce has also been sub-let to Essar Oil Limited and Essar Power Jharkhand Limited for the period April to June 2008. This sub-lease is agreed as per the terms of agreement entered with lessor. During the year the company has paid lease rent of Rs. 1,117,779 (including Service Tax) and recovered Rs.86,625 from Essar Oil Limited and Rs 82,500 from Essar Power Jharkhand Limited. This lease rent expense is capitalized as expenditure incurred during the construction period.

b) Offi ce-cum-Guest House at Chaibasa with a lease term of 11 months renewable twice for a further period of 11 months at the option of the lessee. During the year the company has paid lease rent of Rs.118,500 to the lessor.

G. Earnings Per share

Particulars Year ended 31st March,

2009

Year ended 31st March,

2008

Net Loss as per Profi t & Loss Account for the purpose of calculating basic & diluted earnings per share Rs. 865,392 125,826

Number of equity shares outstanding at the beginning of the year / period Nos. 50,000 50,000

Number of equity shares issued during the year / period Nos. — —

Number of Equity shares at the end of the year / period Nos. 50,000 50,000

Share Application Money at beginning of the year Nos. 340,000 340,000

Share Application Money received during the year Nos. — —

Weighted Average Number of equity shares for the purpose of calculating basic earning per equity share Nos. 50,000 50,000

Weighted Average Number of equity shares for the purpose of calculating diluted earnings per equity share Nos. 390,000 390,000

Basic Earnings Per Equity Share Rs. (17.31) (2.52)

Diluted Earnings Per Equity Share Rs. (2.22) (0.32)


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Balance Sheet Abstract and Company’s General Business Profi leBalance Sheet Abstract and Company’s General Business Profi le:1. Registration Details:

Registration No. U 2 7 1 0 0 G J 2 0 0 5 P L C 0 4 6 2 7 2

State Code 0 4

Balance Sheet Date 3 1 . 3 . 2 0 0 9

II. Capital Raised during the Year: (Amount in Rs. crores)Public Issue N I L Private placement N I L

Right Issue N I L Share Application Money N I L

III. Position of Mobilization and Deployment of Funds (Amount in ‘000 Rs.)Total Liabilities 3 9 0 0 . 0 0 Total Assets 3 9 0 0 . 0 0

Sources of Funds:

Paid-up Capital 5 0 0 . 0 0 Share Application Money 3 4 0 0 . 0 0

Reserves & Surplus - Secured Loans -

Unsecured Loans -

Application of Funds:Net Fixed Assets - Investments -

Net Current Assets ( 1 7 9 5 1 . 0 0 ) Capital Work-in-Progress

(including Capital Advances)

2 0 5 4 4 . 5 5

Profi t and Loss Account 1 3 0 6 . 4 5

IV. Performance of Company (Amount in ‘000 Rs.)Turnover N I L Profi t Before Tax 1 3 0 6 . 4 4

Profi t After Tax 1 3 0 6 . 4 4 Earning Per Share (Rs.) ( 2 . 2 2 )

V. Generic Names of Three Principal Products / Services of Company (As per monetary terms)Product description Item Code No.

Billets and Slabs 3 3 0 1

Pellets 3 3 0 9

For and on behalf of Board of DirectorsEssar Steel Jharkhand Limited

Mahadev Iyer R. K. Mandirutta Director Director

Place : Mumbai Date : 30th June, 2009

H. Auditor’s Remuneration:-

Particulars Year ended

31st March, 09

(Rs.)

Year ended

31st March, 08

(Rs.)Audit Fees* 848,440 113,360Out of Pocket Expenses 5,578 6,862

855,018 120,222*inclusive of service tax

I. Loans and advances given to Companies under same

management Year ended

31st March, 09

(Rs.)

Year ended

31st March, 08

(Rs.)Essar Steel Chattisgarh Limited

Maximum amount outstanding

during the year Rs.10,778

(Previous Year: 10,778) Nil 10,778

J. Previous year’s fi gures have been regrouped whereever necessary

to conform to this year’s classifi cation.


S.R. Batliboi & Co. For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Chartered Accountants Essar Steel Jharkhand Limited

per Ravi Bansal Mahadev Iyer R.K. Mandirutta

Partner Director Director

Membership No. 49365

Place: Mumbai

Date : 30th June, 2009



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31st March, 2009 31st March, 2008Amount in Rs. Amount in Rs.

A Cash Flow from operating activitiesNet Loss before Tax (865,392) (125,826)Bank Charges 10,374 5,604

Operating Cash Loss before working capital changes (855,018) (120,222)

Increase/(Decrease) in Current Liabilities 742,658 120

Cash Generated from Operations (112,360) (120,102)

Tax paid during the year 70,790 89,197

Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities (183,150) (209,299)

B Cash Flow from Investing ActivitiesExpenditure during construction period (150,045) 122,615

Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (150,045) 122,615

C Cash Flow from Financing ActivitiesBank Charges (10,374) (5,604)

Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (10,374) (5,604)

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (A+B+C) (343,569) (92,288)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the begining of the year 547,178 639,466

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the closing of the year/period 203,609 547,178

Components of cash and cash equivalents As at 31st March, 2009 As at 31st March, 2008

Cash on Hand 590 7,172 Balances with scheduled banks:

On current accounts 203,019 540,006 203,609 547,178

Notes:1 The above cash fl ow statement has been prepared under the ‘Indirect Method’ as set out in the

Accouting Standard- 3 on Cash Flow Statements, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 2 Previous year’s fi gures have been regrouped / reclassifi ed wherever necessary.

Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31st March, 2009



per Ravi Bansal Mahadev Iyer R. K. Mandirutta Partner Director DirectorMembership No. 49365

Place : Mumbai Place : Mumbai Date : 30th June, 2009 Date : 30th June, 2009


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ToThe Shareholders of Essar Steel Trading FZEThe Directors present before you the second annual report together with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the period ended on 31st March, 2009.

INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANYThe Establishment was incorporated on 14th June, 2006 in the name of Essar Steel Trading FZE, registered under Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA) and issued Trade License No. 1054.

PARENT COMPANYEssar Steel Limited a Company registered under the laws of India having its registered offi ce at 27 KM Surat Hazira Road, Surat, Gujarat, India is holding 100% share capital of the Company.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITYThe Principal activity of the Company is primarily trading in steel & construction materials.RESULTSDuring the year under review, the Company has achieved a turnover of USD 340.31 Million (Previous Year: 81.90). There was substantial increase in the Trading activity of the Company and therefore your Company could achieve a profi t of USD 9.31 Million in current year compared to the profi t of USD 1.85 million during the previous period ended on 31st March 2008.The fi nance cost of the Company has increased substaitially due to the various loans availed by the Company for its operation during the current year. The Management is of the view that the Company can maintain similar growth in the next year.

DIVIDENDThe Directors has recommended dividend of USD 8.00 million during the period.

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS ‘RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSThe Directors are required to prepare fi nancial statements for each fi nancial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs and of the profi t or loss of the Company. In preparing those fi nancial statements, the directors are required to1. Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;2. Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;3. State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the fi nancial statements, and4. Prepare the fi nancial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business. The Directors confi rm that they have complied with the above requirements in preparing the fi nancial statements. The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the fi nancial position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the fi nancial statements comply with the international Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud other irregularities.

AUDITORSThe auditors of the Company Ernst & Young, Dubai has expressed their desire to continue as the auditors of the Company during the fourth coming year.

B. SivakumarDirectorDate: 17th June, 2009

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

Report on the Financial StatementsWe have audited the accompanying fi nancial statements of Essar Steel Trading FZE (the “Establishment”), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 March 2009 and the income statement, cash fl ow statement and statement of changes in equity for the year then ended, and a summary of signifi cant accounting policies and other explanatory notes.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial StatementsManagement is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these fi nancial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards and the applicable provisions of the Implementing Rules and Regulations issued pursuant to Law No. (2) of 1996 and its amendment No. (2) of 2000 concerning the formation of legal establishments at the Dubai Airport Free Zone. This responsibility includes: designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of fi nancial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s ResponsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on these fi nancial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the fi nancial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the fi nancial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the fi nancial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDER OF ESSAR STEEL TRADING FZE

those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the fi nancial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate for the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the fi nancial statements.We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suffi cient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

OpinionIn our opinion, the fi nancial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the fi nancial position of the Establishment as of 31 March 2009, and its fi nancial performance and its cash fl ows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory RequirementsWe also confi rm that, in our opinion, the fi nancial statements include in all material respects, the applicable requirements of the provisions of Implementing Rules and Regulations issued pursuant to Law No. (2) of 1996 and its amendment No. (2) of 2000 concerning the formation of legal establishments at the Dubai Airport Free Zone and proper books of account have been kept by the Establishment. We have obtained all the information and explanations which we required for the purpose of our audit and, to the best of our knowledge and belief, no violations of the Implementing Rules and Regulations have occurred during the year which would have had a material effect on the business of the Establishment or on its fi nancial position.

Date: 17th June, 2009 Ernst & Young,Dubai

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INCOME STATEMENTYear ended 31 March 2009 2009 2008

Notes USD USDSales of goods 340,302,379 81,901,435Cost of sales (326,056,774) (76,975,444)

GROSS PROFIT 14,245,605 4,925,991

Other income 3 6,313,043 801,265Administrative expenses (2,854,062) (499,665)Exchange loss (4,054,696) —Finance costs 4 (4,333,810) (3,376,394)

PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 5 9,316,080 1,851,197

BALANCE SHEETAt 31 March 2009 2009 2008

Notes USD USD

ASSETSCurrent assetsAccounts receivable and prepayments 6 7,949,058 50,360,856Due from related parties 12 167,880,242 106,306,349Bank balances 7 14,873,184 3,124,402

TOTAL ASSETS 190,702,484 159,791,607

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

EquityShare capital 8 1,634,877 816,727General reserve 9 181,850 —Proposed increase in share capital — 1,000,000Retained earnings 3,009,341 1,693,261Proposed dividend 10 8,000,000 —

Total equity 12,826,068 3,509,988

Non-current liabilities

Term loans 11 — 15,000,000

Current liabilities

Accounts payable and accruals 13 3,032,780 1,269,295Due to related parties 12 128,173,636 12,324Current portion of term loans 11 46,670,000 140,000,000

177,876,416 141,281,619Total liabilities 177,876,416 156,281,619

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 190,702,484 159,791,607

The fi nancial statements were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the directors on 17 June 2009.

Sreehari Iyer

Director

The attached notes 1 to 17 form part of these fi nancial statements.


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CASH FLOW STATEMENTYear ended 31 March 2009

2009 2008Notes USD USD

OPERATING ACTIVITIESProfi t for the year 9,316,080 1,851,197Adjustments for:Interest expense 4 4,333,810 2,946,394Interest income (97,803) (1,265)

13,552,087 4,796,326

Working capital changes:Accounts receivable and prepayments 42,411,798 (49,895,726)Due from related parties (61,573,893) (80,787,513)Accounts payable and accruals 1,763,485 923,715Due to related parties 128,161,312 12,324

Cash from/(used in) operations 124,314,789 (124,950,874)Interest paid 4 (4,333,810) (2,946,394)

Net cash from/(used in) operating activities 119,980,979 (127,897,268)

INVESTING ACTIVITYInterest received 97,803 1,265

Net cash from investing activity 97,803 1,265

FINANCING ACTIVITIESProposed increase in share capital — 1,000,000Term loans, net (108,330,000) 130,000,000

Net cash (used in)/from fi nancing activities (108,330,000) 131,000,000

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 11,748,782 3,103,997

Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April 7 3,124,402 20,405

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT 31 MARCH 7 14,873,184 3,124,402

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITYYear ended 31 March 2009

(AccumulatedProposed losses)

Share General increase in /Retained Proposedcapital reserve share capital earnings dividend Total

Note USD USD USD USD USD USDBalance at1 April 2007 816,727 — — (157,936) — 658,791Proposed increasein share capital — — 1,000,000 — — 1,000,000Profi t for the year — — — 1,851,197 — 1,851,197Balance at31 March 2008 816,727 1,000,000 1,693,261 — 3,509,988Transfers 818,150 181,850 (1,000,000) — — —Profi t for the year — — — 9,316,080 — 9,316,080Proposed dividend 10 — — (8,000,000) 8,000,000 —Balance at31 March 2009 1,634,877 181,850 — 3,009,341 8,000,000 12,826,068The attached notes 1 to 17 form part of these fi nancial statements.



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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSAt 31 March 20091 ACTIVITIESEssar Steel Trading FZE (the “Establishment”) was incorporated as a Free Zone Establishment with limited liability on 14 June 2006 in the Dubai Airport Free Zone pursuant to Law No. (2) of 1996 and its amendment No. (2) of 2000 issued by Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority. The registered address of the Establishment is PO Box 61078, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Establishment is engaged in the activity of trading in steel and construction materials.

The Establishment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Essar Steel Limited (the “Parent Company”), a company registered in India, which exercises management control over the operating and fi nancing decisions of the Establishment. The ultimate parent company of the Establishment is Essar Global Limited (the “Ultimate Parent Company”), a company registered in Cayman Islands.

2 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparationThe fi nancial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and applicable requirements of Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority.

The fi nancial statements have been prepared in United States Dollars, being the functional currency of the Establishment.

The fi nancial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Changes in accounting policiesThe accounting policies are consistent with those used in the previous fi nancial year. New and amended IFRS and IFRIC interpretations becoming mandatory for fi nancial years beginning on or after 1 January 2008 did not have any impact on the accounting policies adopted by the Establishment.

IASB Standards and Interpretations issued at 31 December 2008 but not adoptedThe Establishment has not adopted the new accounting standards or interpretations that have been issued but are not yet effective. These standards and interpretations, except for revised lAS 1 and some of the amendments to standards following the 2008 ‘improvement to IFRSs’ project as detailed below, are not likely to have any signifi cant impact on the fi nancial statements of the Establishment in the period of their initial application.

lAS I Revised Presentation of Financial Statements

The revised Standard was issued in September 2007 and becomes effective for fi nancial years beginning on or after 1 January 2009. The application of this standard will result in amendments to the presentation of the fi nancial statements. The Standard separates owner and non-owner changes in equity. The statement of changes in equity will include only details of transactions with owners, with non-owner changes in equity presented as a single line. In addition, the Standard introduces the statement of comprehensive income: it presents all items of recognised income and expense, either in one single statement, or in two linked statements.

Improvements to IFRSs’

IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures:

Removal of the reference to ‘total interest income’ as a component of fi nance costs.

lAS 8 Accounting Policies, Change in Accounting Estimates and Errors:

Clarifi cation that only implementation guidance that is an integral part of an IFRS is mandatory when selecting accounting policies.

lAS 10 Events after the Reporting Period:

Clarifi cation that dividends declared after the end of the reporting period are not obligations.

lAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment:

Replace the term “net selling price” with “fair value less costs to sell”,

lAS 18 Revenue:

Replacement of the term ‘direct costs’ with ‘transaction costs’ as defi ned in lAS 39.


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lAS 36 Impairment of Assets:

When discounted cash fl ows are used to estimate ‘fair value less’ cost to sell additional disclosure is required about the discount rate, consistent with disclosures required when the discounted cash fl ows are used to estimate ‘value in use’.

The application of the above standards and improvements to IFRSs’ will result in amendments to the presentation of

the fi nancial statements including, in some cases,revisions to the accounting policies.

Use of estimates and judgementsThe preparation of the fi nancial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amount of fi nancial assets and liabilities, revenues, expenses, disclosure of contingent liabilities and the resultant provisions and fair values. Such estimates are necessarily based on assumptions about several factors and actual results may differ from reported amounts.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods affected.

In particular, information about signifi cant areas of estimation, uncertainty, and critical judgments in applying accountiug policies (that have the most signifi cant effect on the amount recognised in the fi nancial statements) are discussed in note 17.

Revenue recognitionRevenue is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the economic benefi ts will fl ow to the Establishment and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received, excluding discounts, rebates and sales taxes or duties. The following specifi c recognition criteria must also be met before revenue is recognised:

Sales of goods

Revenue from sales of goods is recognised when the signifi cant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have passed to the buyer and the amount of revenue can be measured reliably normally on delivery.

Interest incomeInterest income is recognised as the interest accrues using the effective interest method.

CommissionCommission income is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Impairment and of fi nancial assetsThe Establishment assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is any objective evidence that a fi nancial asset or a group of fi nancial assets is impaired. A fi nancial asset or a group of fi nancial assets is deemed to be impaired if, and only if, there is objective evidence of impairment as a result of one or more events that has occurred after the initial recognition of the asset (an incurred ‘loss event’) and that loss event has an impact on the estimated future cash fl ows of the fi nancial asset or the group of fi nancial assets that can be reliably estimated. Evidence of impairment may include indications that the debtors or a group of debtors is experiencing signifi cant fi nancial diffi culty, default or delinquency in Interest or principal payments, the probability that they will enter bankruptcy or other fi nancial reorganisation and where observable data indicate that there is a measurable decrease in the estimated future cash fl ows, such as changes in arrears or economic conditions that correlate with defaults.

Accounts receivableTrade receivables are stated at original invoice amount less a provision for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are written off when there is no possibility of recovery.

Cash and cash equivalentsFor the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash in hand, bank balances, and short term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

Accounts payable and accrualsLiabilities are recognised for amounts to be paid in the future for goods or services received, whether billed by the supplier or not.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSAt 31 March 2009



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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)At 31 March 2009ProvisionsProvisions are recognised when the Establishment has an obligation (legal or constructive) arising from a past event, and the costs to settle the obligation are both probable and able to be reliably measured.

Loans and borrowingsLoans and borrowings are initially recognised at fair value and directly attributable transaction costs. After initial recognition, loans are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method. Gains and losses are recognised in the income statement when the loan is derecognised as well as through the amortisation process.

LeasesLeases where the lessor retains substantially all the risks and benefi ts of ownership of the asset are classifi ed as operating leases. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the income statement on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Foreign currenciesTransactions in foreign currencies are accounted for at the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. All differences are taken to the income statement.

2009 2008

3 OTHER INCOME USD USD

Interest income on term deposits 97,803 1,265Commission income (See note 12) 6,215,240 800,000

6,313,043 801,265

4 FINANCE COSTS 2009 2008

USD USDInterest on term loans 4,333,810 2,946,394Arrangement fees — 430,000

4,333,810 3,376,394

5 PROFIT FOR THE YEARThe profi t for the year is stated after charging: 2009 2008

USD USDStaff costs 263,867 55,834

Rental- operating lease 21,022 —

6 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND PREPAYMENTS2009 2008USD USD

Trade receivables 6,114,754 50,267,481Prepaid expenses 13,100 93,375Other receivables 1,821,204 —

7,949,058 50,360,856


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Accounts receivables are not impaired as 31 March 2009.As at 31 March, the ageing of unimpaired trade receivables is as follows:

Neither Past due but not impairedpast due

nor <30 31-60 61-90 91-120 >120Total impaired days days days days daysUSD USD USD USD USD USD USD

2009 6,114,754 2,128,932 — — — 3,272,522 713,300

2008 50,267,481 50,267,481 — — — — —

The Establishment’s credit period is 30 days after which trade receivables are considered to be past due. Unimpaired receivables are expected, on the basis of past experience, to be fully recoverable. It is not the practice of the Establishment to obtain collateral over receivables.

7 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 2009 2008

USD USD

Bank balances 14,873,184 3,124,402

8 SHARE CAPITAL 2009 2008

USD USD

Authorised, Issued and fully paid

1 share of AED 6,000,000 (2008: AED 3,000,000) 1,634,877 816,727

9 GENERAL RESERVE It represents the amount set a side from the contributed capital of the shareholders.The amount is a part of the equity of

the Company and can be used by the Company for business purposes.

10 PROPOSED DIVIDEND The Board of Directors has proposed an interim dividend of USD 8 million, which Is subject to the approval of the

shareholders.

11 TERM LOANS 2009 2008

USD USDTotal owing 46,670,000 155,000,000Current portion transferred to current liabilities — (140,000,000)

46,670,000 15,000,000

The Establishment has obtained term loans including advance payment facilities of USD 46.67 million (2008: USD 155 million) from various commercial banks to fi nance trading requirements which includes any advance payments made for the purchase of steel products.

These comprise:- an advance payment facility of USD 15 million was obtained during the 2009 fi nancial year from the Bank of India - Hong

Kong branch in order to fi nance trading requirements. The facility is repayable in full on or before 17 November 2009.

- a medium term loan of USD 25 million was obtained during the 2007 fi nancial year from the Bank of India, London branch. The medium term loan is repayable in six successive semi-annual installments commencing six months after the date of the disbursement of the loan. Forty percent of the loan is repayable in the fi rst four installments and sixty percent of the loan is repayable in the last two installments. Interest is charged at 6 months LlBOR plus 1.75% (2008: 6 months LlBOR plus 1.75%).

- a facility of USD 50 million was obtained during the 2008 fi nancial year and additional of USD 50 million during the 2009 fi nancial year from the Calyon Credit Agricole ClB, in order to fi nance trading requirements. The facility is repayable in three equal installments payable on the 8th, 10th and 12th month from the date of the respective draw down. Interest is charged at LlBOR plus 0.75% (2008: Nil).




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- an advance payment facility of USD 45 million was obtained during the 2008 fi nancial year from the Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ in order to fi nance trading requirements. The facility was repayable in one bullet payment on maturity date which was 12 Months from the date of the fi rst draw down. Interest was charged at 6 months LlBOR plus 0.72% (2008: LlBOR plus 0.72%). This advance payment facility was settled in full during the 31 March 2009 fi nancial year.

- a trade advance facility of USD 25 million was obtained during the 2008 fi nancial year from the Banco Bilbao Vizazya Argentaria S.A. (BBVA) in order to fi nance trading requirements. The facility was repayable in two installments. The fi rst installment was payable 12 months from the date of the fi rst draw down and the second installment was payable 6 months from the date of the second draw down. Interest was charged at 6 months LIBOR plus 0.75% (2008: LIBOR plus 0.75%). This trade advance facility was settled in full during the 31 March 2009 fi nancial year.

- a trade advance facility of USD 15 million was obtained during the 2008 fi nancial year from the Bank of lndia, Singapore branch. The facility was repayable in one bullet payment on maturity date which was 12 months from the date of the fi rst draw down. Interest was charged at LIBOR plus 0.75% p.a, (2008: LIBOR plus 0.75%). This trade advance facility was settled in full during the 31 March 2009 fi nancial year.

The security provided for these loans comprises:

Pledge over collection account. •

Assignment of Purchase and Sale Contract (PSC) by Stemcor (S.E.A.) Pte Ltd, Singapore to Bank of Tokyo- •Mitsubishi UFJ.

Assignment of Advance Payment and Supply agreement (APSA) by Essar Steel Trading FZE, Dubai to Bank of •Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ.

Corporate guarantee issued by Essar Steel Limited, India. •

Assignment of Advance Payment and Supply agreement by Essar Steel Trading FZE, Dubai to BBVA. •

Assignment and pledge over proceeds account. •

Bank of lndia (Mumbai branch) corporate guarantee towards the principal amount of the export advance as well as •the interest portion there on.

Further the above bank facilities are subject to certain restrictive covenants relating to maintenance of minimum debt-equity and current ratios, and routing of minimum amount of cash fl ow through the lending banks of the holding company.

12 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Related parties represent the shareholder, directors and key management personnel of the Establishment, and entities

controlled, jointly controlled or signifi cantly infl uenced by such parties. Pricing policies and terms of these transactions are approved by the Establishment’s management.

Transactions with related parties included in the income statement are as follows:

2009 2008Commission Commission

income Purchases income PurchasesUSD USD USD USD

Shareholder — 326,056,774 — 76,975,444Associated Company 6,215,240 — — —

6,215,240 326,056,774 — 76,975,444

Balances with a related party included in the balance sheet are as follows:

2009 2008Trade Trade Trade Trade

receivables payables receivables payablesUSD USD USD USD

Shareholder 157,416,033 124,023,636 106,306,349 12,234Associated company 10,464,209 4,150,000 — —

167,880,242 128,173,636 106,306,349 12,234

Outstanding balances at the year-end arise in the normal course of business. For the year ended 31 March 2009, there was no impairment of amounts owed by related parties (2008: USD Nil).

Compensation of key management personnel Management services are provided by the Parent Company.



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13 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUALS

2009 2008USD USD

Accrued expenses 2,179,360 1,269,295Advances from customers 853,420 —

3,032,780 1,269,295

14 CONTINGENCIES As at 31 March 2009, the Establishment had contingent liabilities in respect of foreign bills discounted to banks arising

in the ordinary course of business from which it is anticipated that no material liabilities will arise, amounting to USD 4,808,645 (2008: Nil).

15 RISK MANAGEMENT Interest rate risk

The Establishment is exposed to interest rate risk on its interest bearing liabilities (term loans).

An increase of 0.10% in interest rates, with all other variables held constant, would reduce profi ts by USD 46,670 (2008: USD 155,000). A decrease would have the opposite effect.

There is no impact on the Establishment’s equity.

Credit risk Credit risk is the risk that one party to a fi nancial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to

incur a fi nancial loss. The Establishment is exposed to credit risk on its bank balances, receivables and due from related parties as foliows:

2009 2008USD USD

Bank balances 14,873,184 3,124,402Receivables 7,935,958 50,267,481Due from related parties 167,880,242 106,306,349

190,689,384 159,698,232

The Establishment seeks to limit its credit risk with respect to banks by only dealing with reputable banks and with respect to customers by setting credit limits for individual customers and monitoring outstanding receivables. The Establishment’s 5 largest customers account for 89% of outstanding accounts receivable at 31 March 2009 (2008: 70%).

Liquidity risk The Establishment limits its liquidity risk by ensuring bank facilities are available.

The Establishment’s terms of sales require amounts to be paid within 30 days of the date of sale. Trade payables are normally settled within 90 days of the date of purchase.

The table below summarises the maturities of the Establishment’s undiscounted fi nancial liabilities at 31 March 2009, based on contractual payment dates and current market interest rates.

At 31 March 2009 Less than 3 to 12 1 to 53 months months years >5years Total

USD USD USD USD USDDue to related parties 128,173,636 — — — 128,173,636Term loans 16,715,657 30,249,350 — — 46,965,007Total 144,889,293 30,249,350 — — 175,138,643

At 31 March 2008 Less than 3 to 123 months months years >5years Total

USD USD USD USD USDDue to related parties — 12,324 — — 12,324Term loans 28,921,518 113,973,030 15,983,607 — 158,878,155Total 28,921,518 113,985,354 15,983,607 — 158,890,479



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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSAt 31 March 2009 Currency risk Accounts receivables include an amount of USD Nil (2008: USD 8,925,136) due in foreign currencies, mainly in Euros.

The table below indicates the Establishment’s foreign currency exposure at 31 March, as a result of its monetary assets and liabilities. The analysis calculates the effect of a reasonably possible movement of the USD currency rate against the Euro, with all other variables held constant, on the income statement (due to the fair value of currency sensitive monetary assets and liabilities).

Increase/decrease Effect on

in Euro rate profi t to the USD before tax

2009 +5% Nil-5% Nil

2008 +5% 446,257-5% (446,257)

Capital management The primary objective of the Establishment’s capital management is to ensure that it maintains healthy capital ratios in

order to support its business and maximise shareholders value.

The Establishment manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it, in light of changes in economic conditions. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Establishment may adjust the dividend payment to shareholders, return capital to shareholders or issue new shares. No changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes during the years end 31 March 2009 and 31 March 2008. Capital comprises of share capital, general reserve, proposed increase in share capital and retained earnings, and is measured at USD 4,826,068 at 31 March 2009 (2008: USD 3,509,988).

16 FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Financial instruments comprise fi nancial assets and fi nancial liabilities. Financial assets consist of bank balances and

cash, accounts receivable and due from related parties. Financial liabilities consist of term loans, accounts payable and accruals and due to related parties.

The fair values of fi nancial instruments are not materially different from their carrying values at the balance sheet date.

17 KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION AND UNCERTAINTY

Impairment of accounts receivable An estimate of the collectible amount of trade accounts receivable is made when collection of the full amount is no longer

probable. For individually signifi cant amounts, this estimation is performed on an individual basis. Amounts which are not individually signifi cant, but which are past due, are assessed collectively and a provision applied according to the length of time past due, based on historical recovery rates.

At the balance sheet date, gross trade accounts receivable were USD 6,114,754 (2008: USD 50,267,481) with no provision for doubtful debts. Any difference between the amounts actually collected in future periods and the amounts expected will be recognised in the income statement.


THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 LAYS DOWN THAT AN INSTRUMENT APPOINTING A PROXY SHALL BE DEPOSITED AT THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY NOT LESS THAN 48 HOURS BEFORE THE TIME OF HOLDING THE MEETING.

ESSAR STEEL LIMITEDRegd. Offi ce: Post: Hazira, Pin 394 270, Dist : Surat

ENTRANCE PASS(to be presented at the entrance)

ESSAR STEEL LIMITEDRegd. Offi ce: Post: Hazira, Pin 394 270, Dist. : Surat

PROXY FORM

Client ID

DP ID

Client ID

DP ID

33rd Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on 26th September, 2009 at 2.30 p.m. at Nandniketan

School, Nand Niketan Township, Post: Hazira, Pin: 394 270, Dist.: Surat, Gujarat

Name No. of Shares held

Ledger Folio No. Signature

Members/ Proxies are allowed to attend the meeting.

I/We of in the district of being

a member(s) of the above named Company, hereby appoint Shri

of in the district of or failing

him Shri of in the district of as

my / our proxy to attend and vote for me/us and on my / our behalf at the 33rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of

the Company to be held on 26th September, 2009 at 2.30 p.m. at Nandniketan School, Nand Niketan Township,

Post: Hazira, Pin: 394 270, Dist.: Surat, Gujarat

Tear Here

Signed this date of 2009

** Applicable only in case of Investors holding Shares in electronic form.

OneRupee

RevenueStamp

Regd. Folio No.:

No. of Shares held:


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